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Lewis Temple: The Black Inventor Whose Harpoon Transformed the Whaling Industry

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The Church of England’s 2006 Apology for Slavery: What Did the Church Acknowledge?

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Kobina Gyan: The African King Exiled for Refusing to Swear Allegiance to the British Crown

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Wade Perrin: The Black Politician Murdered by a White Mob One Day After Winning Re-Election in 1870

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The Tempati Uprising of 1757: The Slave Rebellion That Challenged Dutch Rule in Suriname

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John Jasper: The Enslaved Preacher Who Ministered Under Slavery for 25 Years

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Chibalo: The Forced Labour System That Sustained Portuguese Colonial Rule in Africa

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Joe Woodman: The Black Man Lynched in Arkansas for Eloping With His White Girlfriend in 1905

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Évolués: The Colonial System That Rewarded Africans for Becoming More European

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Benjamin Lay: The Abolitionist Disowned for Confronting Slaveholders in His Own Church

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The Indigénat: The French Colonial Law That Criminalised Ordinary Life in Africa

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George Bush: The Black Teenager Lynched in 1889 for Allegedly Mistreating a White Girl

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Argenta Race Riot: The 1906 Violence That Forced Black Families to Flee Their Homes

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George D. Armstrong: The Pastor Who Used the Bible to Defend Slavery

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How Germany Carried Out the First Genocide of the 20th Century in Namibia

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The Imbangala and Portugal’s System of War and Slave Raiding in Africa

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Ali Soilih: The African President Overthrown in a French-Backed Coup for Trying to Transform Comoros

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Christianity and Slavery: Did Conversion Change the Lives of Enslaved Africans?

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Cyrus Guy: The Black Man Lynched for Allegedly Insulting a White Woman (1869)

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The 1712 South Carolina Law That Made Castration a Punishment for Runaway Slaves

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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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The Tempati Uprising of 1757: The Slave Rebellion That Challenged Dutch Rule in Suriname

On 22 February 1757, enslaved Africans at a timber plantation in Dutch-controlled Suriname rose against their enslavers. What followed was a rebellion that spread...

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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...