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Augustus Tolton: The Runaway Slave Who Became a Catholic Priest in the US
Tolton was an African-American born into slavery in Monroe County, Missouri, around 1854. During the Civil War, he fled to Quincy, Illinois, with his family and eventually became the first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States.
Tolton's...
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Jonathan Walker: The Abolitionist Who Was Branded with Hot Iron for Helping Runaway Slaves
Jonathan Walker, also known as "The Man with the Branded Hand", was an American abolitionist who was branded on his hand by the United States Government with the markings "S S", for "Slave Stealer" for attempting to help seven...
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Sarah Keys: The Army Veteran Who Was Arrested for Refusing to Give Her Seat to a White Marine in 1952
Sarah keys was an African American Army veteran and major figure in the civil rights movement in the United States who was arrested and jailed for refusing to give her seat to a white marine in 1952.
Born in 1928...
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Zephaniah Kingsley: The British Slave Trader Who Married a 13-Year-Old Enslaved African Girl
Zephaniah Kingsley Jr was a slave trader and planter who was well known for his advocacy for a more lenient and humane treatment of the enslaved and his unconventional relationship with an enslaved girl named Anna Madgigine.
Born in Bristol,...
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Akwamu Rebellion of 1733: The Earliest and Longest Slave Rebellions in the Americas
The 1733 Akwamu slave insurrection on St. John, which lasted from November 1733 until August 1734, was one of the earliest and longest slave rebellions in the Americas. The insurrection started on 23 November 1733, when 150 Akwamu slaves...
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Kebedech Seyoum: The Fearless Ethiopian Resistance Fighter Who Fought Against Italian Occupation
Born in 1910, Kebedech Seyoum was a remarkable Ethiopian resistance fighter who played a crucial role in the fight against Italian troops during the occupation of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
The Italian invasion of Ethiopia, also known as the Second...
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Remembering Heartbreak Day: The Tragedy of New Year’s Day for Slave Families in the United States
Heartbreak Day, also known as New Year's Day, was a day of great fear and sadness for many enslaved families in the United States. It was a time when slave owners would often sell off their slaves to other...
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The Legend of Kintu: The Father of all People
A mythical legend, Kintu, exists among the Baganda (a Bantu group and the largest ethnicity in Uganda). Kintu, the first man on earth, lived with a cow he depended on for milk.
Gulu, the creator of all things, lived in...
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Chief Bhambatha: The Zulu Chief Who Led a Rebellion Against British Rule and Taxation in 1906
Mbata Bhambatha was the head of the Zulu Zondi tribe that lived in the Mpanza Valley and led a rebellion against British control and taxation in the South African colony of Natal in 1906.
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The Cincinnati Riot of 1829 and the Expulsion of African Americans by White Mobs
The 1829 Cincinnati riots, a notable and regrettable incident in American history, led to the devastation of numerous homes and businesses owned by Black individuals, prompting the mass exodus of over a thousand African Americans.
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Coffy: The Enslaved African Who Led a Major Slave Revolt Against the Colonial Regime in Guyana in 1763
Coffy, also spelled as Cuffy, Kofi or Koffi, was an enslaved man of Akan descent, played an important role...