"The sexual history of the United States began at the historical moment when European men met African women in the "Heart of Darkness"-Mother Africa
The African culture was another distraction to Europeans that were unaware of the rhythmic dances and spirituals. The gyrating movement of the "crotch dance" was a celebration of birth for Africans, but as far as Europeans, they were only able to noticed the sexual connotations of the females. The sweat dripping off their bodies is an example of how they were notice for the dancing, rather then the literary meaning of the actual work of art. European men were fascinated by the African women's body and viewed their unusual figures as a sexual interest to them. This was only the beginning of how women were taken advantage of and were sexual desires to European men. The "Heart of Darkness", I believe was a metaphor for African women's' culture and color that started a disturbing movement by force
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