Machi Onwubuariri

Mary Prince: The First Black Woman to Publish an Autobiography of Her Life in Slavery

Mary Prince was the first Black woman to publish an autobiography detailing her experiences in slavery. Born into slavery in Bermuda, she was sold multiple times and endured severe hardships across the Caribbean. In 1828, she traveled to England,...

The Tryal Slave Ship Rebellion of 1805 and Its Brutal Aftermath

The Tryal Rebellion of 1805 is one of the lesser-known but significant accounts of shipboard resistance against slavery. It took place in the South Pacific, off the coast of Chile, involving a group of Senegalese who were being transported...

Nsala’s Tragedy: The Photograph That Exposed the Horrors of King Leopold’s Reign in the Congo

Nsala was a Congolese man from the village of Wala in the Congo Free State, tragically immortalized in a photograph taken by english missionary Alice Seeley Harris on May 14, 1904. The image captures Nsala sitting in silent grief,...

Anne Marie Becraft: The 15-Year-Old Who Founded Georgetown’s First School for Black Girls in 1820

Anne Marie Becraft was an influential 19th-century American educator and one of the first African-American nuns in the Catholic Church. Born in 1805 to a free Black Catholic family in Washington, D.C., she founded the first school for Black...

The Christmas Panic of 1765: How a Slave Revolt Rumor Disrupted Christmas in Charleston

In December 1765, Charleston, South Carolina, was thrown into chaos when rumors of an impending slave insurrection by enslaved Africans disrupted the city’s Christmas festivities. The fear of rebellion cast a shadow over the season’s celebrations, leaving white residents...

Harry and Harriette Moore: The First Martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

In 1951, Harry and Harriette, were killed in their home when a bomb detonated just under their bedroom. The first martyrs of the civil rights movement in the US

Prince William Ansah: The Ghanaian Prince Sold into Slavery on His Way to School in England

Prince William Ansah's family was one of the most influential in the 18th-century Gold Coast (now Ghana) and they engaged in human trafficking with the English, French, Dutch, and Portuguese. It was a booming business around that era. Prince William...

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Born Enslaved, Destined to Sing: The Story of Elizabeth Greenfield

Elizabeth Greenfield, known as “The Black Swan,” was one of the most remarkable vocalists of the 19th century. Born...
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