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Charles Deslondes: The Enslaved African Brutally Lynched for Leading the Largest Slave Uprising in US History

Charles Deslondes was an enslaved African man who was brutally executed for leading the 1811 German Coast Revolt, widely regarded as the largest slave uprising in U.S. history, involving over 500 people. Born around 1789 on the plantation of Jacques...

Marcos Xiorro: The African Slave Who Led an Unsuccessful Revolt in Puerto Rico in 1821

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...

Maria of Curaçao: The African Woman Executed by Burning for Allegedly Leading a Slave Rebellion in 1716

In the early 18th century, the island of Curaçao, a Dutch colony in the Caribbean, was a hub of the transatlantic slave trade. During this time, the island saw few significant rebellions. However, one uprising in late 1716 would...

Peter von Scholten: The Danish Governor Who Faced Treason Charges for Abolishing Slavery in 1848

Peter von Scholten was a Danish colonial governor who abolished slavery in the Danish West Indies, now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1848.

Mandume: The African King Who Led an Uprising Against Portuguese Colonial Rule in 1914

Mandume ya Ndemufayo was the last king of the Oukwanyama people, a subgroup of the Ovambo ethnic group in southern Angola and northern Namibia. He is known for leading an uprising against Portuguese colonial rule during World War I.

Boni: The Guerrilla Leader Who Led a Resistance Against Dutch Colonizers in 18th Century Suriname

Bokilifu Boni, often simply referred to as Boni, was a Maroon leader who emerged as a formidable force against Dutch colonizers in Suriname during the 18th century

Titina Silá: The Freedom Fighter Murdered by Portugal for Championing Guinea Bissau’s Liberation

Titina Silá was born into a world shaped by colonial rule, where the people of Guinea-Bissau were subjected to the exploitative practices of Portuguese imperialism. The oppressive environment she grew up in later became a catalyst for her activism....

The Christmas Rebellion of 1831: The Story of the Great Jamaican Slave Revolt

The Christmas Rebellion, also known as the Baptist War, was a slave revolt that took place in Jamaica in 1831. It is one of the largest and most significant slave revolts in history

Chief Bhambatha: The Zulu Chief Who Led a Rebellion Against British Rule and Taxation in 1906

Mbata Bhambatha was the head of the Zulu Zondi tribe that lived in the Mpanza Valley and led a rebellion against British control and taxation in the South African colony of Natal in 1906.

Muhumusa: For Resisting Colonial Rule, this African Queen was Arrested and Kept under House Arrest until her Death in 1945

Queen Muhumusa was a courageous leader whose resistance against the German and British colonial powers, resulted in her arrest and subsequent house confinement until her death in 1945. Born in the early 1880s in what is present-day Rwanda, Muhumusa's early...
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The Lynching of Richard Dickerson and the Destruction of Black-Owned Businesses in Ohio, 1904

Richard Dickerson was an African American laborer living in Springfield, Ohio, whose lynching by a white mob on March...