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Tippu Tip: East Africa’s Most Powerful and Richest Slave Trader in the 18th Century
Tippu Tip was an Arab–Zanzibari slave trader who sold tens of thousands of people into bondage in the Arabian peninsula and beyond.
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James Derham, the first African American to Practice Medicine in the United States
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Dr. James Durham has been widely acknowledged as the first recognized African American to practice medicine in the United States.
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The First Military Coup in Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
The first ever military coup in Africa occurred in Egypt on 23 July 1952 with the toppling of King Farouk in a coup d'etat by the Free officers Movement.
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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: the First Black General in the French Army
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is the first ever black man to lead a European army. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, the first to become divisional general, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army.
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Caty Louette, the most Powerful Female Slave Trader in Senegal’s Gorée Island in the 1800s
Caty Louette, was one of the most powerful female slave trader on Goree Island, a tiny, island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal
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Anthropology Days: The Racist Olympic Event of 1904
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The shameless Anthropology Days exhibition was held during the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, where natives from foreign lands participated in various “special Olympic” events.
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Ancient African Cities That Were Destroyed and Looted by Europeans
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In 1505 Portuguese forces led by Francisco de Almeida destroyed, burned down and occupied the Swahili city of Kilwa bringing the sultanate to an end after it refused to pay tribute.
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On This Day in 1976, African Nations Boycotted the Montreal Olympics, Choosing Principles Over Medals
On this day in 1976, 22 African countries, boycotted the Montreal Olympics when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to ban New Zealand,
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Ogbidi Okojie, the Nigerian King Who Was Exiled in 1901 for Opposing British Rule
Ogbidi Okojie, king of Uromi was a ruler of the Esan people in what is now present day Edo State in Nigeria, he is well known all over Esan land for his opposition to British rule.
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Ana Joaquina Dos Santos: Meet the Most Successful Slave Trader in Angola in the 1830s
Ana Joaquina dos Santos y Silva also referred to as Dona Ana Mulata was a rich entrepreneur who was very active in the transatlantic slave trade business. She is perhaps the biggest slave trader in Angola in the 1830's.
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Arthur St. Clair: The Black Minister Lynched for Presiding Over a Mixed-Race Marriage in 1877
Arthur W. St. Clair was an African-American leader whose life was tragically cut short in 1877. His crime? Presiding...
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