African Civilizations like Egypt, Mali, Axum, Zulu, Bennin, and Zimbobwe.
In 1619, a ship with 20 captives landed at Point Comfort in Virginia, ushering in the era of American slavery
Teaching about racist patterns of murder, theft, displacement, and wealth inequality through the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
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7 African Countries That Had Women Warriors. InfoGraphic depicting warrior women in countries like Dahomey, Kush, Nigeria and others.
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*According to, author James W. Loewen in his best-selling book “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” virtually none of the body of knowledge, as taught in school curricula and World History, has an ounce of truth. (Regarding the American Holiday: Thanksgiving) The idea that Europeans brought civilization to America flips the truth on its head. Here […]
The International Day of the African Child has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organisation of African Unity. It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. It also raises awareness of the continuing need for improvement of the education provided to African children. In Soweto, South Africa, on June 16, 1976, about ten thousand black school children marched in a column more than half a mile long, protesting the poor quality of their education and demanding their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of young students were shot. More than a hundred people were killed in the protests of the following two weeks, and more than a thousand were injured. This year's Africa Child Day is celebrated under the theme 'All Together for Urgent Actions in Favour of Street Children,' focuses on reminding the public on the importance of examining afresh the problem of the street children in the country. Tanzania, watch a documentary at TBC1, 2100hrs and see the lives of street children in Tanzania. We are part of change and we are the change that is needed in our country.
A lot of us have directly or indirectly heard or seen the word Pan Africanism. Today’s post is to give a simple explanation of this concept. Pan Africanism is a complex concept with diverse e…
Use slave ship names and records found in newspapers to trace your ancestors. Learn how these records can help your find lost family history. Learn more!
People deprived of their liberty, primarily prisoners of war, became slaves. This phenomenon has been for many… by huku
The following is information found in the records of the National Archives and Records Administration. It identifies the record group and series, with brief descriptions and locations. It does not provide actual documents. Some of the records are microfilmed, and have been noted. For further insight, see Walter B. Hill Jr.'s Prologue article on this topic. Table of Contents I. Congressional Records II.
US history textbooks have been slow to incorporate black humanity in their slavery narratives. It’s a mirror of American politics.
The name Africa is a phenomenon. Home to 1.216 billion people, the world’s second-largest population and 2nd largest continent after
” You have to battle every day to reach your higher conscious” Egyptian concept Kemet or ‘km.t’ is an Ancient Egyptian word which translates to the “black land” …
Is Mrs. Obama really the first black First Lady? Which US bill features a black man? You’ll be surprised at the historical figures you didn’t know were black.
Did a black woman named Amelia Bassano secretly write all of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare and receive no credit?
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1. In 1788, there was a riot in New York City over physicians and medical students illegally robbing graves of African Americans for dissection. The practice is commonly known as "Body-Snatching."
My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an […]
From ancient times to the present day, slavery was a part of many different cultures, nationalities, and religions. It was first mentioned in the earliest records, such as the Mesopotamian Code Of Hammurabi (c. 1860 BC), and it can, unfortunately still be found in some countries around the world. Although the legal positions of slaves have differed in different times and places, today, domestic slavery is no longer legal anywhere in the world. However, in some form or another, it still appears.
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1. Mary Bowser was a freed slave with a Quaker education and a photographic memory, posed as a slow-witted slave to spy for the Union in Confederate President Jefferson Davis' household through much of the Civil War.
Book — Non-fiction. By Kidada Williams. 2012. 281 pages. This book documents African Americans' testimonies about racial violence during Jim Crow, and the crusades against that violence that became political training grounds for the Civil Rights Movement.
The Transatlantic slave trade (1501-1867), known by some in Texas as the Atlantic triangular trade, sold at least 12.5 million black Africans as slaves to work for white landowners on the other sid…
Wut's ya'll white folks means tellin' us ta go home. We'se iz home, sincin's we'se da wun's who built dis he're. How's u tink's we knows our wa'se...
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"Of all days in the year, the slaves dread New Year's Day the worst of any," one 1842 account explained. Here's why.
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I Like To Think of Harriet Tubman by Susan Griffin (from Images of Women In Literature, fourth edition Edited by Mary Anne Ferguson copyright 1986) I like to think of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman…
Joseph Winters was important to the safety of people who live in cities. On May 7, 1878, the fire escape ladder was patented by Joseph Winters. Joseph Winters invented a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder for the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Joseph Winters was born in 1816 in Virginia to an African-American brick maker and a Shawnee ...
Check out 54 must-read African American books recommended by The Wright, featuring adult and children's African American literature.
Some women stood atop all others in positions of power, and, with either a crown atop their heads or sword in hand, reshaped history.
