From its implementation in 1948 to its dissolution over forty years later, the Apartheid government of South Africa was determined to deny equal rights to its African citizens. Apartheid instituted legal segregation, with its goal being to keep Black...
Slavery in the Caribbean was anything but a civilizing mission, it was a system of violence, exploitation, and relentless suffering that lasted over 300 years. In Cuba, where the sugar economy thrived on the backs of enslaved Africans, generations...
Throughout the history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, many enslaved Africans were forced to live their lives without ever experiencing freedom. However, the innate human desire for self-determination remained unyielding, leading many to seek freedom through the Underground Railroad...
The Haitian Revolution stands as one of the most important liberation struggles in human history. An entire island of enslaved people rose up and successfully won their freedom through warfare. Figures such as Toussaint L’Overture, Jean Jacques Dessalines, and...
About Me
Armando is a freelance writer with a strong passion for African history. He holds a degree in history from CUNY Brooklyn College, where he also minored in sociology.
