the poem by Whitley is significant because of the two reasons:
D) It is among the first literary works published by an African American.
) It is the first literary work to assert African equality to whites.
Whitley uses a narrative unfamiliar to many of her peer slaves of the time to deliver her message in her eight stanza poem. She appears calm,composed and appreciative of conversion to christianity, while using its fundamental believes and ethics to counteract the issue of black hatred that had permeated good white christians.
The people were enslaved by the imperial forces on their own native land, the land was stripped of its natural resources, cultural practices in Africa were disrupted due to the Berlin conference civilizing the distribution of African land between European powers
The philosophies of individualism and secularism were similar during the European Renaissance because d) each philosophy deemphasized the importance of religion. This was because individualism emphasized that the individual could make their own choices (without influence from the government or the church) and secularism emphasized living a life without the church (or the influence of the church).
With war, every country is afraid. They're afraid of possibly being ambushed, becoming in dept, and many other reasons. So by remaining neutral they can sit back and not have to worry about being attacked by any country that's fighting. But that's not always the case now and days. Hope I answered your question correctly.
