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A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars: The First Autobiography Published by a Former Slave

In 1772, a groundbreaking publication quietly emerged in England: A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, An African Prince, as Related by Himself. It was the first known autobiography published by...

Le Rôdeur Massacre: The French Slave Ship That Drowned 36 Enslaved Africans for Insurance Money

The Le Rôdeur massacre was the deliberate drowning of 36 enslaved African people by the crew of the French slave ship Le Rôdeur during its voyage across the Atlantic in April 1819. The ship was owned by French traders...

Lewis C. Robards: The Slave Trader Who Carved Out a Business Selling Lightskin Girls into Sexual Slavery

Lewis C. Robards was a slave trader who ran a slave jail in Lexington, Kentucky, where he became notorious for trafficking what the white slave trade called “fancy girls”, light-skinned Black girls and women who were specifically sold for...

List of East African Countries and Their Presidents (2025)

This list of East African countries and their Presidents highlights the current presidents, heads of governments, and other rulers across the region, providing an overview of the political leadership that governs over 300 million people. List of East African Countries...

Kadungure Mapondera: The African Chief Who Led an Uprising Against British Rule and Paid With His Life

Chief Kadungure Mapondera was a Shona leader who led one of the most determined early armed uprisings against British colonial domination in the early 20th century. At a time when much of the region today known as Zimbabwe was...

King Béhanzin: The African Monarch who was Banished for Resisting France’s Conquest of His Kingdom

King Béhanzin, born Kondo and later known as Gbehanzin, was the eleventh monarch of the Kingdom of Dahomey, modern-day Benin. He is remembered as the last independent ruler of his kingdom, and one of West Africa’s most rebellious leaders...

Tula Rigaud: The Freedom Fighter Tortured to Death for Leading the 1795 Curaçao Slave Revolt

Tula Rigaud, known simply as Tula, was an enslaved African man on the Dutch-controlled island of Curaçao who courageously led one of the most significant slave uprisings in the Caribbean during the 18th century. His resistance against the brutal...

Chief Chingaira Makoni: The African Leader Executed in 1896 for Resisting British Colonial Rule

Chief Chingaira Makoni was a prominent leader of the Makoni people in what is now eastern Zimbabwe. He is remembered for resisting British colonial forces during the First Chimurenga (1896–1897), a Shona and Ndebele uprising against the British South...

Mawu-Lisa: The Dual God Who Created the World According to the Fon People

In the spiritual beliefs of the Fon people of Dahomey (present-day Benin), the universe was created not by a male god or a female goddess, but by Mawu-Lisa, a powerful deity embodying both feminine and masculine energies. Mawu and...

The Bondelswarts Rebellion: How a Dog Tax Led to a Massacre Under White South African Rule in Namibia in 1922

The Bondelswarts Rebellion of 1922, also known as the Bondelswarts Uprising, was a violent and controversial incident that took place in South Africa’s League of Nations Mandate of South West Africa, now known as Namibia. The unsuccessful uprising which...

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Jonas N’Doki: The African Performer Executed in Nazi Germany for Having Affairs with White Women

In June 1942, an African man named Jonas N’Doki was executed in Nazi Germany, not for murder, treason, or...
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