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History
The Fascinating Story of Frances E.W. Harper, An American Abolitionist.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer.
Who is a suffragist?
A suffragist is a person advocating that the right to vote...
African Ancestry
Africans Launch Global Campaigns to tell their own History and Stories, calling for change in Narratives.
There is honor in Africans telling their own history ~ Samuel Eto'o
Throughout the history of our beloved continent Africa; its people and culture have...
History
History of The Gambia- Interesting Stories of how the African Country was born.
The Gambia has records that go as far back as the 9th and 10th centuries that say that Arab traders formed the country.
Trans-Saharan trade...
History
The Battle of Adwa – Where Ethiopians Fought Against and defeated Italian Invaders
Ethiopian men and women fought in the Battle of Adwa more than 126 years ago. It was a climactic war of the First Italo-Ethiopian...
Africa
The African Moors that Conquered and ruled the Iberian peninsula ( Spain and Portugal )for over 700 years
In 711 A.D, a group of North African Muslims called the Moors led by the Berber general, Tariq ibn-Ziyad, captured the Iberian Peninsula (modern...
Africa
OGISO OWODO – The Last Warrior King, and father of Oduduwa Who set enslaved prisoners of war free in Ancient Benin Kingdom Part I
The ancient Benin Kingdom is legendary and was known in the past as Igodomigodo.
One of the features of the Benin kingdom that makes it...
History
The history of Togo, a Country With Africa’s Longest Lasting Dynasty
In Togo, the lingua franca is French and they have some of the most fascinating markets ever.
People travel from far and wide to buy...
History
The Captivating history of the African Country Rwanda; its Culture and People Part II
There are many, who do not know that in Rwanda, there was a civil war in which many lives were lost before the genocide that happened in 1994.