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Aqualtune: The Angolan Princess Who Led a Resistance Against Portuguese Colonizers in the 17th Century

Uzonna Anele - April 3, 2023

Princess Aqualtune was a brave and powerful Angolan princess who fought against Portuguese colonizers and later escaped slavery to lead a resistance movement in Brazil in the 17th century.

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Ginger Pop: The Enslaved African Whose Life Was Brutally Ended for Resisting Enslavement

Among the many forgotten names buried in America’s history of slavery, few stories are as disturbing as that of...

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Shadrach Minkins: The Enslaved African Rescued from a Courthouse by Daredevil Abolitionists in 1851

TalkAfricana - November 27, 2025

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The Legacy of William Davenport: Britain’s Most Prolific Slave Trader Who Trafficked 40,000 Africans

Uzonna Anele - November 26, 2025

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Ella Abomah Williams: The African American Giantess Who Captivated the Circus World in the Late 1800s

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Edmund Ruffin: The Confederate Who Chose Suicide Rather Than Live in a United States Where Black People Were Free

TalkAfricana - November 23, 2025