Rwanda

Yuhi V Musinga: The African King Deposed and Exiled for Refusing to Be Baptized as a Roman Catholic

When European colonial powers conquered Africa, they did not only seek political control. They also attempted to reshape African societies by imposing European systems of government, education, and religion. Across the continent, many traditional rulers came under intense pressure...

Amasunzu: The Waning Traditional Rwandan Hairstyle

Much like today, hair in the old days was an expression of personal identity and just like clothes, they were determined by a number of factors, namely gender, age, social status, and wealth. The Amasunzu is an elaborate hairstyle that...
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Partus Sequitur Ventrem: The 1662 Law That Made the Children of Enslaved African Women Enslaved by Birth

In 1662, the colony of Virginia passed a law that changed the future of slavery in North America. It...