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Royal African Company
Chartered in 1672, the Royal African Company was a royally chartered company which had a legally based monopoly on English trade to West Africa until 1698. The monopoly specifically extended through five thousand miles of the western coast from Cape Sallee (in contemporary Morocco) to the Cape of
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Samuel L. Jackson's Enslaved and the lost history of Canadian slavery - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Samuel L. Jackson's new documentary Enslaved is among a number of other productions about the transatlantic slave trade. But as popular culture tries to address the international tragedy, it is still far from accurately portraying that history onscreen — especially when it comes to Canada.
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The Statue Of A Slave Trader Toppled During A Demonstration Has Been Replaced By A Sculpture Of A BLM Protester - Blavity
Where the statue of a British slave trader once sat is a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester.
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(1849) Frederick Douglass, “On Mexico”
On June 8, 1849, Frederick Douglass gave a major oration at Faneuil Hall in Boston soon after he returned from Europe. The speech addressed a number of issues including the politics of Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. After his main address, Douglass returned to the podium following an eulogy by
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African American History and Women Timeline 1700-1799
[Previous] [Next] Women and African American History: 1700-1799 New York passed a law prohibiting public gatherings by three or more enslaved Africans, prohibiting testimony in court by enslaved Africans against white colonists, and prohibiting trade with enslaved Africans. Virginia Slave Codes of 1
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Petition launched to rename London school after first Black headteacher who was Guyanese
In light of the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement, which is putting pressure on universities and schools to demolish statues of slavers, hundreds of parents and former students of a London school named after an 18th century slave owner are calling for it to be renamed in honour of one of
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(1808) Rev. Peter Williams, “An Oration On The Abolition Of The Slave Trade”
On March 2, 1807 Congress enacted a law that banned the external slave trade beginning January 1, 1808. With that act enslaved persons could no longer be brought to the United States. Although the law would be frequently violated until the eve of the Civil War, many black and white anti-slavery
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(1837) Theodore S. Wright, “Prejudice Against the Colored Man”
Rev. Theodore S. Wright, (1797-1847) was born to free parents in Providence, Rhode Island. By the 1830s Wright was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New York City and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Wright, a dedicated abolitionist, attended the New York State Anti-Slavery Society
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The Defacement of Racist Statues Is a Renegotiation of Power
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Vesey, Denmark
Vesey, Denmark, 1767?–1822, African-American leader. After many years as a slave he won (1800) $1,500 in a lottery and purchased his freedom. Intelligent and energetic, he acquired considerable wealth and influence in South Carolina. Using church meetings as a cover, he supposedly planned
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual - Birthday
The grandson of former slaves, Cornelius Lacy Golightly was born in Waterford, Mississippi, on May 23, 1917.
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New Trail Honors 1811 Slave Revolt in St. John Parish - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report The State of Louisiana has a long-storied history in the fight for freedom for African Americans. Recently, a historic trail was unveiled that pays homage to the largest slave
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‘Black communities have been robbed:’ Will reparations for black Americans finally get real consideration? - African American News Today - EIN News
permanent emotional trauma” experienced by black Americans. The proposed reparations, he to study reparations proposals for African Americans. The legislation, repeatedly of enslaved black Americans. “This reparations package for Black Americans is about
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The First African American, William Tucker (1624 - ?)
William Tucker was the first person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies.  His birth symbolized the beginnings of a distinct African American identity along the eastern coast of what would eventually become the United States. William Tucker was born in 1624 near
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Caribbean countries want more than apology for slavery | New York Carib News
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery.
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UN experts warn pandemic, lockdowns could fuel exploitation | Africanews
Despite its illegality the world over, forced labor continues to thrive in some parts of the world. On December 2 every year, the International day for the abolition of slavery aims to shed light on this
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Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence
—General Order No. 3 as read by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865
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Belgian city removes statue of Leopold II, plunderer of Congo
The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold
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Affront to humanity – British protesters topple a statue of a slave trader - Face2Face Africa
A bronze statue of a 17th-century slave trader has been pulled down by anti-racism protesters in England. Black Lives Matter protesters brought down the statue of the slave trader of Edward Colston on Sunday. The demonstrators in Bristol in Southwest England tied a rope to the Grade II-listed
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Battle of Waterberg (1904)
The Battle of Waterberg on August 11, 1904 in German South-West Africa (Namibia), triggered the annihilation decree by German military of the Herero people, the indigenous nomadic inhabitants of the area.  An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people perished during and after The Battle of Waterberg which
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Houston Realtors To No Longer Use Term Master When Describing Bedrooms
The Houston Association of Realtors will no longer be using the term "master" in reference to the largest bedroom/bathroom space in a dwelling. Some see the move as performative.
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Proposal for the adjustments of the dates for commemorating Emancipation and Independence Days | New York Carib News
I have read with great consternation and utter dismay that the Government is giving serious consideration to the abolition of August 1st as Emancipation Day and August 6th as our Independence Day.
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Slavery
Slave and Slaves redirect here. For the 1969 film, see Slaves (film). Mamluk
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In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions
In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions from local duties to Dutch ships bringing in Africans.
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Meet the man behind the world's first African and Caribbean rum - Face2Face Africa
The famous spirit, Rum has inspired culture far beyond the cocktail world. It also has a history weaved in colonialism, slavery, economic oppression, especially in the Americas. Considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean, Rum comes in a different blend. Since the sugarcane industry was
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Black Slave traders
Edward Barter, an English mulatto was the leading slave-trader of West Afrika in the early
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African Heritage
All Caribbean stories are known as Ananse stories even if Ananse does not appear in them. Ananse is the god of joke and trickery from the Ashanti peoples of Ghana. He was the unseen passenger on the slave ships and played a very important function in keeping the dispossed Africans connected to the
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1999
An African-American anthology
“Black Women in White America,” edited by Gerda Lerner, is an anthology of Black women’s personal narratives that date back to 1811. Recognizing the need for Black people to “define themselves autonomously and to interpret their past, their present and their future,” Lerner compiled this anthology
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Black, Latino officials call for police reforms
Members of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, along with U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, gathered on the steps of the State House June 2 to advocate for police reform in the wake of George
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