In the late 19th century, as European powers scrambled to colonize Africa, numerous indigenous leaders faced the difficult challenge of resisting foreign domination. Among these was Andreas Lambert, a revered chief in present-day Namibia. Lambert’s resistance against German colonial...
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...
The Baixa do Cassange strike, also known as Mariano’s revolt, was a labor strike regarded as the first political action that sparked the Angolan War of Independence against Portuguese rule, which lasted from 1961 to 1974.
The roots of the...
Chief Kapeni was a prominent Yao chief in present-day Malawi who, in the 1800s, made a decision that would eventually lead to his death and the capture of his kingdom. Ignoring the warnings of neighboring chiefs, he gave British...
Omukama Chwa II Kabalega, born on June 18, 1853, was the ruler or Omukama of Bunyoro, also known as Bunyoro-Kitara, a Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda, from 1870 to 1899, and a legendary hero who fought against British colonialism.
Kabalega...
Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana, or Mbuya Nehanda was a powerful spirit medium, and heroine of the First Chimurenga, the revolt against the British South Africa Company in Matabeleland.
Sekuru Kaguvi was a prominent leader in the late 19th century in what is now Zimbabwe who was hanged for rebelling against the British during the First Chimurenga war in 1897.
Rosa EgipcÃaca, also known as Rosa Maria EgipcÃaca of Vera Cruz and Rosa Courana, was an extraordinary individual whose life journey traversed the harsh realities of enslavement, prostitution, spiritual awakening, and ultimately, literary achievement. Born in 1719 in the...
Domingo Biohó Also known as Domingo Biohó, was born in the 16th century into a royal family that ruled Bioho one of the Bissagos Islands off the coast of what is today Guinea-Bissau.
He was kidnapped by the Portuguese...
Breffu was a courageous African woman who defied the chains of oppression and led a triumphant slave revolt on the Caribbean island of St. John in 1733.
