In the roll call of the Pan African movement, the name of Theophilus Scholes is virtually unknown. Yet this one-time Baptist missionary, who was born in Jamaica and served briefly in the Congo and on the Gold Coast, became a trenchant and influential critic of late nineteenth-century British imperialism. His attacks on the notions of `scientific racism' were similarly authoritative and his works were read and admired by leading black intellectuals and activists of the day, including Arthur Schomburg, Pixley Seme and W. E. B. Du Bois.
Key Words: African Mission Arthur Schomburg British empire Congo Institute Jamaican Baptist Church Joseph Chamberlain W. E. B. Du Bois
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A few well known scholars are often profiled (JA Rogers, Schomberg, Scholes but interstingly they are often ignored because they represent the beginnings of honest inquiry that should have begun long ago. They are often discounted because they are not scientific enough but they know the historical and social context of what is happening today and will continue to take place!
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