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Chief Kapeni: The African Leader Whose Trust in the British Led to His Downfall and the Subjugation of His People

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South Carolina Negro Act of 1740: The Code that Prohibited Enslaved Africans from Learning to Read

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Remembering George Meadows: The African American Man Lynched Under False Allegations of Rape and Murder in 1889

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Ahmadou Bamba: The Senegalese Leader Exiled by the French for Inciting “Anti-Colonial Disobedience” in 1895

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The Volta-Bani War of 1915: French West Africans’ Rebellion Against French Military Conscription During World War I

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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877

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Lacy Mitchell: The Man Lynched for Testifying Against Two White Men Accused of Raping a Young Black Girl in 1930

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Mandume: The African King Who Led an Uprising Against Portuguese Colonial Rule in 1914

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Delphine LaLaurie: The Serial Killer Who Sadistically Tortured and Killed Her Slaves for Fun

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Onesimus: How an Enslaved African Gifted to a Pastor Helped Save Boston from Smallpox

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James Gordon: The Reverend Who Led the Protests Against Ota Benga’s Exhibition in a Zoo in 1906

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Boni: The Guerrilla Leader Who Led a Resistance Against Dutch Colonizers in 18th Century Suriname

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The Lynching of 17 Year-Old Marie Scott in 1914

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Ota Benga: The Tragic Story of the African Man Who Was Exhibited in a New York Zoo in 1906

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Harry Washington: The Slave Who Escaped George Washington’s Plantation, Fought for the British, and Eventually Settled in Africa

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The Langa Massacre: Remembering the Tragic Massacre of Funeral Attendees by South African Apartheid Police in 1985

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Coffy: The Enslaved African Who Led a Major Slave Revolt Against the Colonial Regime in Guyana in 1763

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Titina Silá: The Freedom Fighter Murdered by Portugal for Championing Guinea Bissau’s Liberation

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Willie James Howard: The 15-Year-Old Boy Who Was Lynched for Having a Crush on His White Colleague in 1944

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John Hartfield: The Black Man Who Was Lynched for Dating a White Lady in 1919

Culture

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The Beautiful Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia

The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are eleven monolithic churches carved into the rugged landscapes of Lalibela, in Ethiopia, these...

History

HistoryUzonna Anele - May 7, 2024

The Volta-Bani War of 1915: French West Africans’ Rebellion Against French Military Conscription During World War I

The Volta-Bani War was a major yet obscure anti-colonial rebellion which took place in French West Africa, in the areas of modern Burkina Faso...

Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877

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Lacy Mitchell: The Man Lynched for Testifying Against Two White Men Accused of Raping a Young Black Girl in 1930

Mandume: The African King Who Led an Uprising Against Portuguese Colonial Rule in 1914

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Delphine LaLaurie: The Serial Killer Who Sadistically Tortured and Killed Her Slaves for Fun

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Rankings

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Top Worst Performing Currencies in Africa (2024)

According to bloomberg, African currencies faced significant challenges in 2024, with some experiencing alarming decline against the United States...