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Queen Mary Thomas: The Woman Who Led the Largest Labour Riot in Danish History in 1878
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Mary Thomas, famously known as Queen Mary, was an important figure in the labour history of the Danish West Indies. Born around 1848, Thomas emerged as a formidable leader during the 1878 "Fireburn" labor riot on the island of...
Society & Culture
Honorary Whites: The Political Status Given to Select Non-White Visitors During Apartheid South Africa
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Apartheid-era South Africa is often rememberes for its strict and oppressive racial segregation policies. Implemented by the National Party government in 1948, these laws categorized the population into four main racial groups: White, Native (black), Coloured, and Indian. Each...
History
John Brown: The Abolitionist Executed for Inciting a Slave Rebellion in West Virginia in 1859
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John Brown was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement during the decades leading up to the Civil War. He became known as the leading advocate for using violence to end American slavery after years of peaceful efforts...
History
The Newark Riots of 1967 and how it was Ignited by Police Brutality
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The Newark riots, which stand as one of the most devastating urban uprisings in American history, were part of a wave of riots in the 1960s that were sparked by long-standing racial tensions, economic deprivation and ignited by a...
History
Ahmadou Bamba: The Senegalese Leader Exiled by the French for Inciting “Anti-Colonial Disobedience” in 1895
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Ahmadou Bamba, also known to followers as "The Servant of the Messenger" and Serigne Touba or "Sheikh of Touba," was a religious leader in Senegal and the founder of the large Mouride Brotherhood (the Muridiyya) who was exiled by...
History
Mandume: The African King Who Led an Uprising Against Portuguese Colonial Rule in 1914
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Mandume ya Ndemufayo was the last king of the Oukwanyama people, a subgroup of the Ovambo ethnic group in southern Angola and northern Namibia. He is known for leading an uprising against Portuguese colonial rule during World War I.
History
Onesimus: How an Enslaved African Gifted to a Pastor Helped Save Boston from Smallpox
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Onesimus was an enslaved African who, in the late 17th century, was purchased and given as a gift to Puritan minister Cotton Mather. His extensive knowledge of inoculation, a practice he had undergone in Africa to prevent smallpox, would...
History
Titina Silá: The Freedom Fighter Murdered by Portugal for Championing Guinea Bissau’s Liberation
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Titina Silá was born into a world shaped by colonial rule, where the people of Guinea-Bissau were subjected to the exploitative practices of Portuguese imperialism. The oppressive environment she grew up in later became a catalyst for her activism....
History
Kpana Lewis: The African Chief Exiled to Ghana for Resisting British Colonialism
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Kpana Lewis was a Sherbro chief from Sierra Leone and a vocal opponent of colonial rule of the British who was exiled to Ghana for resisting colonialism.
Kpana Lewis was born in 1830 on Sherbro Island in the Southern Province...
History
Remembering Bruce Boynton: the Activist Who Was Arrested and Jailed for Ordering Burger at a Whites Only Restaurant
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Boynton's simple act of ordering a cheeseburger in a whites-only restaurant sparked a legal battle that led to significant changes in the country's discriminatory practices.
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Mr Madu is a freelance writer, a lover of Africa and a frequent hiker who loves long, vigorous walks, usually on hills or mountains.
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Queen Mary Thomas: The Woman Who Led the Largest Labour Riot in Danish History in 1878
Mary Thomas, famously known as Queen Mary, was an important figure in the labour history of the Danish West...