22 African Presidents Have Been Assassinated By France Since 1963
Since 1963, more than 22 African presidents, then in power, have been assassinated by France, many of them asserted their independence and refused to go...
Category : History
Margaret Sanger, Racist Eugenicist Extraordinaire
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Margaret Sanger (1879–1966) is a polarizing figure in American history, celebrated by some as a pioneer of reproductive rights and vilified by others for her...
The Elaine Massacre – The Massacre of Black Sharecroppers
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White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial The Elaine...
The Generals who led the final battle to free Haiti from the French
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The Haitian Revolution, which spanned from August 22, 1791, to January 1, 1804, marked a significant turning point in the history of Haiti. This pivotal...
Darthard Perry
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The history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is riddled with instances of covert operations, surveillance, and infiltration targeting black communities, organizations, and political...
Roger Sauvage
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Roger Sauvage was one of the few pilots of African descent to fly in both the French and Russian Air Forces in World War II. Sauvage was born in Paris on March...
Remembering the black soldiers executed after Houston’s 1917 race riot
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Houston marked an anniversary in December that some in the city would perhaps rather forget — and others demand be recalled more clearly. On Dec....
Solitude: The Fearless Heroine of Guadeloupe’s 1802 Rebellion
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Meet the great warrior woman of Guadeloupe who fought against French troops in 1802 while pregnant Born into the brutal reality of slavery in 17712...
Sundown Towns
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Sundown towns are communities that for decades—formally or informally—kept out African Americans or other groups. They are so named because some marked their city limits...
Bass Reeves: The Legendary Lawman Who Inspired Django
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Bass Reeves, an iconic figure in American history, stands as one of the most formidable lawmen of the Wild West and one of the first...