"His Heart Belongs in Africa"

There once was a man, a great British man. This British man, of Scottish descent, would forever change the world’s perspective on Africa. A man so important to the Africans, that upon his death they tried to keep his body. With much dismay, the villagers at Ilala turned over his body to Britain. Britain wouldn’t know until later, upon finding a note, that Chief Chitambo’s people had kept his heart.

So who is this man, that Britain was willing to ship his body thousands of miles? 

Get the answer at Hankering for History!