This ending as well as the reference earlier in the poem regarding China's low quality products give the belief that the author has a strong sense of pride for his Cameroon people, who have continued to push on despite the large amount of interference from other countries. The influence from the Germans, French, English, and Chinese is well-represented within Cameroon, but the native people of Cameroon have done a great job of maintaining their own culture and perseverance.

The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC) is an opposition political party in Cameroon. It is described as a "Marxist-Leninist" party. Supporters of the UPC had acted out numerous "terrorist" attacks throughout Cameroon to push back against French rule before Cameroon's independence in 1960.

I don't believe that the question should be a direct comparison of either genocide. Both were unfortunate, yet I think the reasoning behind both differed due to differing leaders. While both focused on racial aspects and racial superiority, there were still differences that allow for the separation of the two. I think that Nazi Germany utilized the genocide of Southwest Africa to shape their plans, but a direct causal line between the two might be a bit generous.

The discussion of where Nazi Germany learned its ideologies is not one that was mentioned whenever that era of history was taught. While the where is not as important considering the devastating outcome Nazi Germany created, it does make me question if there is intent behind the removal of this topic within Holocaust lessons.

It's interesting that the connection between the genocide in German Southwest Africa and the Holocaust was slowly made. Considering the genocide in Southwest Africa has just recently been considered a genocide, it's easy to assume that the similarities between both events in history seemed to go unnoticed in Germany.

combined racial beliefs

This references our discussion earlier in the semester about the creation of knowledge. The Germans made themselves experts, while refusing to acknowledge that Africans also had their own experts who were well-versed in other areas. Not only did they ignore the culture and knowledge of Africans and made themselves the keepers of knowledge, they also utilized biased theories and practices to further their racist thinking.

It's interesting to note that black Germans face a large amount of scrutiny, yet Germans feel that racism or difference in treatment does not exist. I wonder how they can say that racism does not exist while contributing by refusing to acknowledge the identities of blackness within Germany.

I'm confused at museums who feel as though it's their right to keep items that do not belong to them? It's hard to believe that these museums and those who support their decisions are not trying to uphold systemic racism. The question becomes, where does this sense of entitlement come from (I know where)? After answering this question, is literally places in perspective the truth behind the lack of decolonization within museums. Because the victims are predominately people of color, it's easier for these issues to be swept under the rug.

The connection between muesuems, how the items in their exhibits were acquired, and colonialism's impact is one that seems to be ignored or misinterpreted. The fact that museums shut out the noise of the outside world and continue to showcase (and even profit) off of the pain and suffering of numerous native people helps contribute to the reign of white supremacy.

A strong attraction towards corpses. In this case, the attraction stems from having remaining power over those viewed as inferior due to their race.