Study on Eritrea Use with Section B of the Lesson on Ethnic
Discrimination to consider before reading the case study · What
would it be like if you were forbidden to speak your language? ·
What if all the books written in your language were burned? ·
What if people who spoke your language were prohibited from
having · Can you think of a example in history when things like
this happened? is a African country located in the northeast
portion of the continent, a region known as the Horn of Africa.
Throughout history, Eritrea's location on the Red Sea has
attracted traders and brought contact with other countries.
While some people came peacefully, others came and invaded
Eritrea, occupying it as a colony. From 1890-1941, Italy ruled
Eritrea. The British took control of Eritrea after they defeated
the Italians in the region during World War II. In 1952, the
British withdrew, and the United Nations created a federation
between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Despite this arrangement, Eritrea
retained some degree of autonomy