ABSTRACT
At the end of the first World War Germany’s colonies in Africa were handed over to Britain, France and Belgium as mandated territories. During the period between 1920 and 1945 Lugard involved himself in British and international activities concerning Africa, as well as speaking in the House of Lords on colonial issues. The creation in 1926 of the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures reflected the growing interest in promoting closer contacts between missionaries, administrators and anthropologists. A tradition of critical analysis of European activities in Africa had been established by the Anti-Slavery Society in the nineteenth century and later by E. D. Morel who was responsible for a crusade against Belgian atrocities in the Congo in the first two decades of the twentieth century. The writers of the 1920s were still bemused by notions of Britain’s civilizing mission and the small voice of criticism was stilled by the authoritative tones of Lord Lugard.
