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Ruben Um Nyobè: The Anti-Colonialist Cameroonian Leader Assassinated by the French Army in 1958

Ruben Um Nyobè may not be widely known, but he was a significant figure in the African independence movement, fighting passionately for Cameroon’s independence from French colonial rule. His vision for a free and united Cameroon, along with his...

Charles Colcock Jones: The Slaveowner Who Used the Gospel to Keep Enslaved Africans Obedient

Charles Colcock Jones was a slaveholder, and missionary who dedicated his life to teaching the Christian gospel to enslaved people with the specific goal of making them more obedient and submissive.

Eli Cooper: The Black Man Lynched for “Speaking in a Manner Offensive to White People” in 1919

In the summer of 1919, a black man named Eli Cooper was lynched in Georgia for allegedly making statements that offended the white community. His words, seen as a threat to the racial hierarchy of the time, ultimately led...

Simon Kooper: The Namibian Chief Who Frustrated German Forces During the Herero and Nama War of 1904

Simon Kooper was a resolute leader of the ǃKharakhoen, a subtribe of the Nama people in Namibia from 1863 to 1909 who became famous for leading the Nama in the resistance against German colonial forces during the Herero and...

The Murder of Félix-Roland Moumié: Cameroonian Independence Leader Assassinated by France in 1960

Dr Félix-Roland Moumié was an anti-colonialist Cameroonian leader and pan-Africanist, who was assassinated in Geneva on 3 November 1960 by an agent of the French secret service, following official independence from France earlier that year. Moumié is remembered as...

Marcos Xiorro: The African Slave Who Led an Unsuccessful Revolt in Puerto Rico in 1821

Marcos Xiorro was an enslaved African in Spanish Puerto Rico who, led an unsuccessful slave revolt against the sugarcane plantation owners and the Spanish Colonial government in 1821. His story, though largely forgotten, remains a significant chapter in the...

Peter von Scholten: The Danish Governor Who Faced Treason Charges for Abolishing Slavery in 1848

Peter von Scholten was a Danish colonial governor who abolished slavery in the Danish West Indies, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1848.

Ernest Thomas, the Black Man Killed After Being Wrongfully Accused of Raping a White Woman in 1949

The story of Ernest Thomas is a tragic example of racial injustice that occurred in the United States in the mid-20th century. Thomas was an African American man who was accused of a crime he did not commit and...

Ballie Crutchfield: The Woman Lynched by a White Mob After a Failed Attack on Her Brother in 1901

On March 15, 1901, the town of Rome, Tennessee, was marred by a horrific act of racial violence that claimed the life of Ballie Crutchfield, an African American woman. The events leading to her tragic death began with a...

Derby’s Dose: The Extremely Vile Torture Method Used to Punish Enslaved Africans in Jamaica

Thomas Thistlewood was an 18th-century British plantation overseer and slave owner, notorious for his brutal treatment of enslaved Africans in Jamaica. Among the numerous atrocities recorded in his diaries, which he kept meticulously from 1750 to 1786, one of...

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William Gibbons: The African Who Was Enslaved by a Professor at the University of Virginia

William Gibbons, born around 1825 in Albemarle County, Virginia, was an African American who was enslaved by a professor at the University of Virginia.
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