Title: King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the great white queen
Subtitle: Victorian Britain through African eyes
First published: 1998
Description: In 1895 three African chiefs traveled to England to persuade Queen Victoria not to give their lands to Cecil Rhodes. Appealing to the middle-class morality of Victorian society, the chiefs began a tour of the British Isles for their cause.

They were remarkably successful in gaining support, eventually swaying Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain into drafting the agreement that secured their territories against the encroachment of Rhodesia, leading indirectly to the independence of present-day Botswana.

Historian Neil Parsons has reconstructed this unusual journey with the help of African archival materials and press clippings from British newspapers, gathered by a clippings service the chiefs had the foresight to employ. A full record of an African Journey of exploration in the nineteenth century, the book provides as well a view from the other side of colonialism and imperialism, and does so with the richness and depth of a fully realized novel.
Subjects: Foreign public opinion, Travel, Africans, Public opinion, History, Foreign relations, Views on Africa, Great britain, colonies, africa, Great britain, colonies, history, sources, Great britain, foreign relations, 19th century, Great britain, foreign relations, africa, Africa, foreign relations, europe, Chamberlain, joseph, 1836-1914, Public opinion, great britain, Great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901
Places: Great Britain, Botswana, Africa
People: Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Khama African chief (ca. 1830-1923)
Time periods: 19th century, Victoria, 1837-1901
LC classification: DA125.N4 P37 1998