Full title: To those in Africa, the year 1848 and the period that followed must have looked as if an alien civilization had literally torn through space and time, teleported its entire space fleet, and launched an all-out bombardment. The technological gap was nightmarish. There was literally zero chance.

To those in Africa, the year 1848 and the period that followed must have looked as if an alien civilization had literally torn through space and time, teleported its entire space fleet, and launched an all-out bombardment. The technological gap was nightmarish. There was literally zero chance.