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Aline Sitoé Diatta: The Young African Prophetess Who Resisted French Rule and Was Exiled to Timbuktu

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Henry Patterson: The Black Man Lynched for Asking a White Woman for a Drink of Water

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Samory Touré: The African King Who Resisted French Conquest for 17 Years Before His Capture and Exile

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Josiah Henson: The Slave Who Escaped to Canada and Founded a Settlement for Those Fleeing Slavery

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Moses Wilkinson: The Blind Preacher Who Escaped Slavery in America and Helped Build a Church in Africa

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George Boxley: The Abolitionist Whose Planned Slave Revolt Was Betrayed by an Enslaved Woman

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Edwin Epps: The Slave Master Whose Extreme Cruelty Made Him One of the Most Infamous Figures of American Slavery

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Benjamin Morgan Palmer: The Preacher Who Called Slavery a Christian Duty

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Stephen Myers: The Former Slave Who Sheltered Freedom Seekers and Helped Hundreds Escape Slavery

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Louis Rwagasore: The Burundian Prime Minister Assassinated by Belgium for Threatening Colonial Interests

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Mekatilili wa Menza: The Kenyan Heroine Who Helped Lead a Rebellion Against British Colonial Rule

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John Gregg Fee: The American Pastor Who Was Forced Into Exile for Establishing Antislavery Churches in Kentucky

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The Dark Science Behind the West’s Obsession with African Skulls During the Colonial Era

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Elijah McCoy: The Black Inventor Behind One of History’s Greatest Engineering Innovations

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Rev George W. Lee: The Civil Rights Leader Assassinated for Helping African Americans Register to Vote

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Rev Frederick Ross: The Pastor Who Used the Bible to Fight Those Who Opposed Slavery

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The Chattanooga Five: The Women Who Survived a KKK Attack, Then Sued and Bankrupted the Klan

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How European Powers Backed African Rulers Who Participated in the Slave Trade, and Targeted Those Who Resisted

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Lewanika: The African King Whose Trust in Missionaries Helped Cost His Kingdom Its Independence

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Adolf Götzen: The German Colonial Governor Whose Campaign Claimed Up to 300,000 African Lives

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Mawu-Lisa: The Dual God Who Created the World According to the Fon People

In the spiritual beliefs of the Fon people of Dahomey (present-day Benin), the universe was created not by a...

History

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Moses Wilkinson: The Blind Preacher Who Escaped Slavery in America and Helped Build a Church in Africa

Moses “Daddy Moses” Wilkinson’s life was an extraordinary journey from slavery in Virginia to religious leadership in Africa. Born enslaved, Wilkinson escaped during the...

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Top Worst Performing Currencies in Africa (2026)

According to bloomberg, African currencies faced significant challenges in 2026, with some experiencing alarming decline against the United States...