Rediscovering the history of African slavery in Iran
By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours ST CATHARINES, Canada – Behnaz Mirzai’s students often say her office is like a museum. With shards of ancient pottery recovered from the mountains...
Category : History
Hundreds of black deaths in ‘Red Summer’ of 1919 are being remembered
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America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even...
The Lynching of Leo Frank
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In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of murdering Mary Phagan, a 13-year-old employee of the Atlanta pencil factory that Frank managed. After Georgia’s governor commuted...
Jews and the African Slave Trade
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The role some Jews played in the Atlantic slave trade, both as traders and as slave owners, has long been acknowledged by historians. But allegations...
The Brutal Slavery of over 12 million Africans by Arab Islamic Slavers – Bitter History
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The harrowing experiences of the African man during the era of slavery remain an open book in our history as people. A lot has been...
Where did Donald Trump’s America First slogan come from? Sinister history of President’s buzz phrase is revealed
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Donald Trump’s catchphrase ‘America First’ is not something he coined himself. The new US president has repeatedly uttered the slogan as part of his policy...
How Black Babies were thrown into Boiling Water and flogged to Death by Slave Ship Captain
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The Atrocities on Black People During Slavery: A Harrowing Account The history of slavery is a dark and painful chapter in human civilization, marked by...
Juan Garrido: An African Conquistador & Agricultural Innovator
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Juan Garrido, born around 1480 in West Africa, is a significant figure among the small group of African freemen who ventured to the Americas to...
The 1917 East St. Louis race riots that left hundreds of Blacks slaughtered by Whites for taking jobs they refused
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The East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917: A Dark Chapter in American History The year 1917 marked a tumultuous period in the history of...