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

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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

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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.
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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.
History

King Sobhuza II, the Longest-reigning Monarch Ever in Recorded History (1899-1982)

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Swaziland King Sobhuza II, KBE is the longest-reigning monarch, having served as monarch for 82 years and 254 days.
History

Cornelius Frederiks: the Namibian Captain Who Was Locked Up in a Concentration Camp for Fighting Against German Colonialists

Uzonna Anele -
Cornelius Frederiks was a Namibian freedom fighter who actively fought a guerrilla-style war against German colonialists during the Herero-Nama war of 1904.
History

Ndaté Yalla Mbodj: the Senegalese Queen Who Led the Resistance Against French Colonial Forces in 1855

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Ndaté Yalla Mbodj was the last great Lingeer (Queen) of Waalo (present day Senegal) who fought against the French colonialist army led by General Louis Faidherbe in 1855.
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George William Gordon: The Former Slave Turned Jamaican Politician Executed for Being a Critic of British Colonial Rule in 1865

George William Gordon is remembered today as one of Jamaica’s national heroes, but in his own lifetime he was...