Stanley's Contribution to the Scramble for Africa

Stanley was a tireless advocate of commercial and political intervention in Africa. His career as an explorer bridges what is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of African exploration 1851 to 1878. Stanley himself played a significant role in the transition to new forms of imperialism in the closing decades of the 19th century. He believed like Livingston did that slavery was the ultimate evil and had to be fought by sending Europeans in to facilitate trade.