A collection of African History and Biographies posts
5 Unbelievable and Ingenious Ways Enslave Blacks Escaped Slavery
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Henry “Box” Brown Mails Himself Out of Slavery In 1849 an enslaved man…
Browsing: African History and Biographies
10 Horrifying Facts About The Sexual Exploitation of Enslaved Black Women You May Not Know
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Owners of enslaved people claimed they were doing Black women a favor by…
9 Facts Proving Slavery Was Responsible for American and European Economic Success
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Without the significant labor to cultivate the land Europeans claimed to have “discovered,”…
8 European Nations That Hold ‘World Records’ for the Mistreatment of Black People
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Most Kidnappings of Africans From the 15th to 19th century, the Portuguese exported…
9 of the Biggest Slave Owners in American History
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Col. Joshua John Ward of Georgetown, South Carolina: 1,130 Known as “King of…
4 Heartbreaking Stories of Mistreating Black Children During Slavery
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Using Black Babies as Bait In the Bayou region and Southern states, small…
10 Slave Codes That Were Designed To Oppress And Humiliate Black People
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Enslaved Blacks and Africans did not readily accept slavery. There were many uprisings…
6 Startling Things About Sex Farms During Slavery That You May Not Know
Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The fertility of enslaved women was examined by owners to make sure they…
Great Men of African Heritage in France, from the Golden Age Through the French Revolution (Part 4 of a 4 Part Series)
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Joseph Bologne: The Chevalier de Saint-Georges of France In an essay…
Great Black Russians: Ibrahim Petrovich Hannibal and Alexandre Sergeivich Pushkin (Part 3 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com DEDICATED TO LILY GOLDEN AND DIEUDONNE GNAMMANKOU Born in Moscow on…
Distinguished Africans in Early Northern and Central Europe (Part 2 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Adolf Badin: Distinguished African of the Swedish Court In spite of…
The World of Sakanouye No Tamuramaro: Black Shogun of Early Japan
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com DEDICATED TO WAYNE B. CHANDLER “For a Samurai to be brave,…
Before Enslavement: Africa’s Ancient Diaspora
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com I have argued for many years now that the worst crime…
Distinguished Africans in the European Renaissance (Part 1 of a Series on Great African Men in European History)
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Alessandro de’ Medici: First Duke of Florence and First Black Head of State in the Modern Western World…
The African Presence in the Roman World
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Great African men and women have played an important part in…
African Involvement in Slavery?
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com I want to tell you a story and give you a…
Africans in Asia During Age of Enslavement: Revolts and Resistance
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com One thing that we have not done here and will not…
Moors, Saints, Knights and Kings: The African Presence in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com The study of the African presence in history, whether in the…
The Black Presence in Early China
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com What of the African presence in early China? Have there been…
The Black Presence in The Philippines
originally posted on AtlantaBlackStar.com Although the great majority of the people of the Philippines…