It could be true that Christianity contributed to civilisation on the Africa continent, but every single bit came at a cost. Barbara Kingsolver's 'The Poisonwood Bible' is a fictional book but it reflects the events that unfolded during the colonial period.
Africans were forced to work on rubber plantations and many risked their hands being severed off for failing to satisfy their masters. Like many African books written about colonialism, Kingsolver captures a bit of the torture Africans endured as slaves during colonialism.
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