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What was the role of missionaries in the colonization of Africa?

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Missionaries went to Africa under the impression that they were going to spread Christianity throughout the continent. The missionaries would spread the idea that European ideas were superior to the culture and ideas of the locals. They used Bible passages to further cause of colonization.
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