Amanda Clarke, Darkness Amid African Radiance (Black and White 2017)

Peace and trees were synonymous in traditional African societies. Conflicts were resolved under their boughs, elders carried sticks from them to effect reconciliation, kids would play, and people even used their names in greeting. The African culture was, indeed, a culture of peace built around trees and imaginative play.

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