Question

Red scars what does this phrase in the poem refer to

Answer 1

Answer:

Red scars are caused by the whipping of blacks by the whites in the scorching heat of thr midday sun. thus , the phrase Red scars desbribes the wound and injury the blacks suffer from in their state of slavery

Answer 2

• In the poem "Africa'' written by David Diop, the "red scars" are the marks which are left by lashes on the body of Africans who were forced to work as slaves. The red scars can furthermore refer to the blood of Africans who were murdered for withstanding slavery. Therefore, "red scars" signifies the wounds which were left by the horrors that were devoted on African land and men of Africa by white men.

• The author Diop tries to connect the reader with Africa by using himself as the medium. The poem "Africa'' is one of the most famous poems of Diop's in which he seeks the history of colonialism in Africa and conveys strive for a postcolonial Africa.

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