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

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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

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Kpana Lewis: The African Chief Exiled to Ghana for Resisting British Colonialism

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Isaac Simmons: The Black Minister Brutally Lynched by a White Mob for His 220-Acre Land in 1945

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The Remarkable Story of Charles L. Reason: The First Black College Professor in the United States

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Augustus Tolton: The Runaway Slave Who Became a Catholic Priest in the US

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The Brutal Lynching of Frazier B. Baker and His Infant Daughter by a White Mob in 1898

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Remembering Bruce Boynton: the Activist Who Was Arrested and Jailed for Ordering Burger at a Whites Only Restaurant

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

HistoryTalk Africana - April 6, 2024

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

Born in the United States, James H. Gordon is best known for his courageous advocacy for social justice, particularly his efforts to end the dehumanizing exhibition of Ota Benga at the Bronx Zoo in 1906.

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

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

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

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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...