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International

The Mangbetu people

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The Mangbetu people had a distinctive look and this was partly due to their elongated heads. At birth, the heads of babies’ were tightly wrapped...
HistoryPolitics

Saundra Brown Armstrong

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On June 21, 1991, President Bush appointed Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong to the United States District Court. With her appointment, she became the first African-American...
History

Paul Cuffe

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Paul Cuffe (1759–1817), an African American ship captain, merchant, and philanthropist, was a prominent advocate for civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans in...
International

Myall Creek Massacre (1838)

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In 1838 white settlers murdered 28 Aboriginal men, women and children near Myall Creek Station. The massacre is a harrowing reminder of Australia’s colonial violence...