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Askari: The Indigenous Soldiers of European Colonial Armies in Africa

Askaris were soldiers recruited from local populations in Africa to fight for European colonial powers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Dutch Reformed Church: The 17th Century Church Built Directly Over a Dungeon Holding Enslaved Africans in Ghana

The church was built directly above the women’s dungeon. While enslaved Africans suffered in the darkness below, European traders,...