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Human Beings Civil War
1,838 wordsThe first obvious answer to this question is the Yoruba are a nationality, numbering about 25 million, the majority of whom live in the South Western part of the state of Nigeria in West Africa. Obvious as this answer is, it is not wholly explanatory, and certainly, it is not without its own controversy. First, regarding its explanatory status. One has to add, that the Yoruba are a black people, of Negro stock; that they speak a common language, Yoruba, which belongs to the Kwa group of the Nige...
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19 Th Century Evil Spirits
1,181 wordsToday over 60 million people practice Vodun worldwide. Religious similar to Vodun can be found in South America where they are called Umbanda, Umbanda or Candomble. It is widely practiced in Benin, where it is the official religion. Vodun (a. k. a. Vodun, Voudou, Voodoo, See Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo by the public. The name is traceable to an African word for "spirit." Vodun's roots go back to the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18 th and 19 th century Dahomey. That country occupied...
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Roman Catholic Church Central America
965 wordsMost people think that Catholicism is the main religion in the region of Central America. But if we look closer, we will see that there are other important religions besides Catholicism in these countries. Santeria is a religion, which gain more and more members the last years. Santeria the way of the saints is a combination of Nigerian Yoruba folk religion and Catholicism. The Yoruba people was a small nation in Nigeria, farmers and hunters, with a complex of believes. The nation was formed as ...
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Federal Republic People F
1,105 wordsThe history of Africa, which is considered to be the cradle of life, is very interesting and deep. There are far more things about black continent that we, so-called civilized people, should learn than we already know. The history of the Western part of Africa is very much intersecting with the history of the Western World expansion. This is largely due to one simple fact the Europeans reached the Western coasts of Africa earlier then they managed to proceed deeper into the continent. The earlie...
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19 Th Century Evil Spirits
1,245 wordsToday over 60 million people practice Vodun worldwide. Religious similar to Vodun can be found in South America where they are called Umbanda, Umbanda or Candomble. It is widely practiced in Benin, where it is the official religion. Vodun (a. k. a. Vodun, Voudou, Voodoo, See Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo by the public. The name is traceable to an African word for spirit. Vodun's roots go back to the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18 th and 19 th century Dahomey. That country occupied p...
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U S Black Randall
284 wordsA Different Image The age requires this task: create a different image; re-animate the mask. Shatter the icons of slavery and fear. Replace the leer of the minstrels burnt-cork face with a proud, serene and classic bronze of Benin. Dudley Randall (b. 1914) Born in Washington, D. C. , Randall worked during the Depression in the foundry of the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, and then as a carrier and clerk for the U. S. Post Office in Detroit. He served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps (19...
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Middle And Upper Class Interracial Marriages
1,269 wordsThis paper will report on six effects marriage has on America and its people. These include who, when, why, what, and where. We will look at who marries whom, when people get married, why the rate of marriage is at such a low, what effect marriage has on America, and where the instability in marriage come from. Our first topic of study includes who marries whom. In general, American people tend to marry individuals of the same social and economical class. Some marriages do occur outside this cla...
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