The British East India Company
The British East India Company (EIC), established on December 31, 1600, by a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I, was one of the most influential...
Author : joe bodego
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The Evil, Despicable History of The European Culture and Its Global Reign of Destruction To truly confront European culture’s dark underbelly is to peel back the veneer...
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Huddie William Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, was born around January 20, 1888, on a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana. His life was a tapestry of...
Walter Brown “Brownie” McGhee
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Walter Brown “Brownie” McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter whose intricate...
Sonny Terry
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Saunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician whose vibrant harmonica...
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A Historical Perspective on Immigration and Colonialism In contemporary Europe, a chorus of voices often rises to demand respect for borders, emphasizing that immigrants should...
Cécile Fatiman
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Cécile Fatiman (fl. 1791–1845) was a Haitian Vodou priestess and revolutionary whose spiritual leadership and courage played a pivotal role in sparking the Haitian Revolution,...
Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc
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Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc was born on March 17, 1772, in Pontoise, France, into a family of minor nobility. Raised during a period of political...
Napoleon and Haiti: The Haitian Revolution and Its Impact on the Napoleonic Era
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The story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s involvement in Haiti is one of the most consequential yet often overlooked chapters of his reign. The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804),...
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Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of Britain’s most celebrated naval heroes, is renowned for his victories at the Battle of the Nile (1798) and the Battle...