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Celia: The Enslaved Teen Executed for Defending Herself Against Her Master’s Sexual Assault in 1855

The story of Celia is similar to that of Lena Baker, a black maid who was Sentenced to the Electric Chair for Defending Herself Against her Rapist Employer. However, unlike Baker, Celia was a slave with no legal rights,...

Pope Nicholas V: The Pope Who Granted Portugal the Right to Enslave Africans in 1452

Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli in 1397, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1447 until his death in 1455. While his pontificate is remembered for its contributions to art, and...

The 1919 Lynching of American Veteran Bud Johnson, Whose Skull Was Shared as a Souvenir

Bud Johnson, was a 34-year-old African American farmer and World War I veteran, who was tortured and killed by a white mob after being falsely accused of assaulting a white woman. His tragic death sent a clear message that,...

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.

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The Lynching of Richard Dickerson and the Destruction of Black-Owned Businesses in Ohio, 1904

Richard Dickerson was an African American laborer living in Springfield, Ohio, whose lynching by a white mob on March...
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