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Queen Nanny of the Maroons: The Heroine of Jamaica’s Resistance Against Colonialism
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Yasuke: The Remarkable Story of the First Black Samurai in Japan
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Samuel Green, the Abolitionist Who Was Convicted for Possessing a Copy of an Anti-slavery Novel
Samuel Green was an African-American self-emancipated abolitionist who was jailed in 1857 for possessing a copy of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Sharpeville Massacre: The Tragic Event that Fueled the Fight Against Apartheid in South Africa
The Sharpeville massacre was a turning point in the history of South Africa, marking a major shift in the struggle against apartheid. On March 21, 1960, thousands of black South Africans gathered outside the Sharpeville police station to protest against the apartheid pass laws.
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Velekete Slave Market: The Marketplace Where African Chiefs Sold Enslaved People to European Slave Traders
The Velekete Slave Market served as a business point between African middlemen and European slave merchants and facilitated the forced migration of thousands of Africans to the Americas, where they were subjected to generations of enslavement and exploitation.
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The Untold Story of Angelo Soliman, the Enslaved African Who Was Gifted to the Imperial Governor of Sicily in 1734
Angelo Soliman was an enslaved African man who was captured from a region in present-day Nigeria and gifted to the Imperial Governor of Sicily in 1734.
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Negro Dogs: How Vicious Dogs Were Used To Track, Attack, And Capture Runaway Slaves
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The use of highly trained, strong and aggressive Dog breeds like the bloodhounds and Dogo Cubano aka 'Negro Dog' to track, attack, and capture runaway slaves was a common practice in America during the slavery era.
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John Newton: The Slave Trader Who Wrote the Beloved Hymn ‘Amazing Grace’
John Newton was an 18th-century slave trader who later became a clergyman and wrote one of the most beloved hymns of all time, "Amazing Grace.
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Mwenda Msiri: The African King Who Was Killed by Belgian Colonialists Seeking Control over His Mineral-Rich Territory
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The valuable mineral resources in Mwenda Msiri’s kingdom made him a target for European colonial powers, ultimately leading to his death at the hands of Belgian colonialists in 1891.
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Cécile Fatiman: The Vodou Priestess Who Helped Ignite the Haitian Revolution
Cécile Fatiman played a crucial role in the Haitian revolutionary movement by leading a ceremony that is said to have sparked the initial uprising against the French that resulted in the establishment of Haiti as the first independent black nation in the world.
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Queen Nanny of the Maroons: The Heroine of Jamaica’s Resistance Against Colonialism
Queen Nanny of the Maroons is a legendary figure in Jamaican history, known for her leadership of the Maroon community in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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