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Samuel Burris, the Abolitionist Who Was Imprisoned for Helping Slaves Escape to Freedom in the 19th Century

TalkAfricana -
Samuel D. Burris was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement in the United States during the mid-19th century.
History

From Slave to Adopted Godson of the Russian Emperor: The Remarkable Life of Abram Petrovich Gannibal

Mr Madu -
Abram Petrovich Gannibal was a Russian nobleman and military engineer of African descent who lived in the 18th century.
History

The Stono Rebellion: How Enslaved Africans Led the Largest Slave Rebellion in South Carolina in 1739

Mr Madu -
The Stono Rebellion was an uprising of enslaved Africans who were likely from the Central African Kingdom of Kongo that took place in the colony of South Carolina in September 1739
History

Samuel Sharpe: The Enslaved Preacher Who Sparked a Rebellion on Christmas Day in Jamaica in 1831

Uzonna Anele -
Samuel Sharpe was an enslaved Jamaican who is remembered for leading a rebellion against British colonial rule on Christmas Day in 1831.
History

The Maji Maji Rebellion: How African Rebels Held Their Own Against Germans Colonialists for Two Years

Mr Madu -
The Maji Maji Rebellion was a large-scale uprising that took place in the German East African colony (present-day Tanzania) between 1905 and 1907.
Society & Culture

The Rise and Fall of Sankore Madrasah, the Ancient Center of Learning in Timbuktu

Mr Madu -
Sankore Madrasah, also known as the University of Sankore, was an ancient center of learning located in Timbuktu, Mali.
History

Project Atlantropa: A German Architect’s Plan To Merge Europe And Africa Into One

Chiedozie Omeje -
In Sörgel's Atlantropa, white Europeans would rule as the dominant race, using black Africans as a strictly segregated source of manual labor.
History

How Enslaved Black Women Resisted Slave Breeding By Using Cotton Roots as Contraceptives

Chiedozie Omeje -
Slave breeding was a slave multiplication agenda. It was implemented by slave owners through a forced sexual relation between the male and female slaves and between masters and their female slaves.
History

François Mackandal, the Haitian Leader Who Was Burned Alive in 1758 for Rebelling Against French Colonial Authorities

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François Mackandal was a Haitian Maroon leader who was apprehended and burned alive by French colonial authorities for collaborating with Maroons to murder slave owners in Saint Domingue.
History

Tignon Laws: the Law That Prohibited Black Women From Wearing Their Natural Hair in Public

Mr Madu -
The tignon law was a 1786 law in Louisiana that forbade black women from going outdoors without wrapping their natural hair with a Tignon headscarf.
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