Anglo-Ashanti Wars
The Anglo-Ashanti Wars were five conflicts that occurred between the Ashanti Empire and the British Empire and which ultimately resulted in the Ashanti Empire being...
Osei Tutu
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Osei Tutu, (born c. 1660—died 1712 or 1717), founder and first ruler of the Asante (Ashanti) empire (in present-day Ghana) who as chief of the...
The Golden Stool
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The Golden Stool (full title, Sika Dwa Kofi) has been the symbol of power in the Ashanti Kingdom since the 17th century. According to oral tradition,...
Asante
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Asante, also spelled Ashanti, are people of south-central Ghana and adjacent areas of Togo and Côte d’Ivoire. Most of the Asante live in a region...
Asante empire
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Asante empire, Asante also spelled Ashanti, West African state that occupied what is now southern Ghana in the 18th and 19th centuries. Extending from the...
Ghana Independence 1957
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After years of suffering under British colonial rule, Ghana, known as the Gold Coast, became the first African State to achieve independence in 1957. Ghana...
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr
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Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. is an author and religious leader who was the longtime pastor for Trinity United Church of Christ. Born on September 22,...
Manumission
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Manumission is defined as the formal process by which a slave owner can give his slaves their legal freedom. During the period of American slavery...
Black codes
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Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was...
Yarrow Mamout
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Born in Guinea in West Africa, Mamout (c. 1736–1823) was enslaved at age 16. Accounts report that he was educated, as he could read and...