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Buck Breaking: How Slave Masters Used Rape to Emasculate Enslaved African Men

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The Shilluk People’s Creation Narrative: How the Different Races on Earth Were Created

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This ‘Slave Bible’ Was Once Used As a Powerful Mind Control Device to Control the Enslaved African Population in the Caribbean

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Drapetomania: Enslaved Africans Fleeing Captivity Was Once Considered a Mental Disorder

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Prince Alemayehu: The Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnapped by British Forces and Taken to Britain in 1868

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Balahu: The Ethiopian Towering Giant Executed by Italian Troops in 1936

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Uganda’s Doomsday Church Tragedy: The Kanungu Cult Massacre That Claimed the Lives of Over 700 Followers

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The Tragic Tale of the 1804 Haiti Massacre that Targeted Former Slave Owners and Their Families

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Victoria Montou: The Heroine Who Fought Alongside Jean-Jacques Dessalines During the Haitian Revolution

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Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First African-American to Serve in the United States Senate

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José Lopez da Moura: The Wealthiest Luso-African Slave Trader in 18th Century Sierra Leone

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Doctor Caesar: The Enslaved African Who Was Freed in Exchange for Revealing His Poison Antidote in South Carolina in 1750

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Signares: The Powerful West African Women of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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Ayuba Suleiman: On His Way to Sell His Slaves, This African Royal Was Abducted and Sold into Slavery in 1730

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The Tragic Story of George and Willie Muse, the Black Brothers Who Were Kidnapped and Forced to Perform in Circuses

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Sebastián Lemba: The Runaway Slave Who Led a 15-Year Rebellion Against Spanish Colonial Rule in 16th Century Dominican Republic

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Eugen Fischer: The German Doctor Who Conducted Human Experiments on Herero and Namaqua People in Namibia from 1904-1908

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Davy the Maroon: The Jamaican Slave Catcher Who Made a Living Chasing Runaway Slaves

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The Forgotten Legacy of Anton Wilhelm Amo: The Enslaved Ghanaian Who Was Gifted to a German Prince in 1707

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Pedro Blanco: The Spanish Merchant Who Built a Slave Trading Empire in West Africa in the 19th Century

Culture

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The Shilluk People’s Creation Narrative: How the Different Races on Earth Were Created

According to the Shilluk people of south sudan, the creator Juok played a central role in fashioning humanity from clay, assigning different complexions to the various races based on the colors of the clay he used.

History

HistoryMr Madu - May 22, 2023

Balahu: The Ethiopian Towering Giant Executed by Italian Troops in 1936

Balahu was a towering Ethiopian giant who served as the esteemed umbrella bearer and later drum-major to Emperor Haile Selassie. However, his life took a tragic turn when he encountered Italian troops in 1936.

The Tragic Tale of the 1804 Haiti Massacre that Targeted Former Slave Owners and Their Families

Victoria Montou: The Heroine Who Fought Alongside Jean-Jacques Dessalines During the Haitian Revolution

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Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First African-American to Serve in the United States Senate

José Lopez da Moura: The Wealthiest Luso-African Slave Trader in 18th Century Sierra Leone

Rankings

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Top 20 Happiest Countries in Africa, 2023

According to the latest World Happiness Index, the top five countries in Africa with the highest levels of happiness are Mauritius, Algeria, South Africa, Republic of Congo, and Guinea.