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Flora Nwapa: This Nigerian Was the First African Woman to Publish a Novel in English Language

Uzonna Anele - June 4, 2021

Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa, was a Nigerian author who has been called the mother of modern African Literature. Her book Efuru is the first book written by an African woman, to be published internationally.

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Gungunhana: The African Leader Who Lost His Empire and Died in Exile After Defying Portuguese Colonial Rule

Gungunhana, often called the Lion of Gaza, was one of the last major African rulers to resist European colonial...

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Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World: The Anti-Slavery Pamphlet That Terrified American Slaveholders in the Early 19th Century

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Carl Braden: The Activist Who Was Jailed For Helping An African American Family Buy A House

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James G. Birney: The American Slaveholder Who Freed the Africans He Held, Became an Abolitionist, and Ran for President Twice

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Ludwig Cramer: The Sadistic German Farmer In Colonial Namibia Whose Brutality Left His African Workers Covered In Scars

TalkAfricana - May 18, 2026