Horsemen parade during the Durbar Festival in Ilorin.
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New research on Ilorin in Nigeria provides insights into regional socio-political developments prior to the 19th century.
Catarina was revered in Puebla, Mexico – but devotion to her attracted Catholic authorities’ disapproval after her death.
Image from the collections of the Biblioteca Nacional de España
Accounts of Asian American history often stop at the US border, but Asians were living in Latin America for centuries before the Declaration of Independence.
The statue of Cardinal John Henry Newman in front of Brompton oratory in London.
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Many Catholic schools in Britain retain the name John Henry Newman, despite his opposition to abolishing slavery.
Slavery ‘regrettable’, says Richard Drax, the biggest landowner in the UK parliament.
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Some UK families whose wealth largely derives from the transatlantic slave trade have agreed to pay reparations.
Jamaican hero: a statue to Sam Sharpe, who led the Baptist War slave rebellion in 1831.
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Britain’s industrial revolution was built on slavery: both black labour and intellectual property.
A relief depicting a row of captives, carved into the Sun Temple at Abu Simbel in Egypt.
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There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what historians know about slavery during those eras is horrific.
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone and haven for thousands of free slaves.
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Africans should get more credit for the abolition of the slave trade.
King Charles and Queen Camilla stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their coronation in London on May 6, 2023.
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Canadians should learn the lessons of the U.S. and the U.K. to avoid idealizing a republic with a powerful president and at the same time acknowledge that a constitutional monarchy is no alternative.
Women in parts of the world are victims of slavery.
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The voices and actions of women who were enslaved reveal how oppression works and what made a difference to those exposed to it
A 21-year-old woman demonstrates outside the White House over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023.
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In the face of violent crime, both real and imagined, too many U.S. police forces adhere to racist philosophies about rooting out ‘internal enemies’ as they did hundreds of years ago.
“Antelope”, a sculpture by Samson Kambalu, at Trafalgar Square in London with Malawian Baptist preacher and Pan-Africanist John Chilembwe in the foreground.
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John Chilembwe features on Malawi’s banknotes and is remembered in a public holiday every year. But he is little-known elsewhere.
New Tory leader and Brith Prime Minister Liz Truss.
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It’s in Britain’s interests to help the African continent reach its potential.
The Cape Coast castle is a lasting legacy of the slave trade.
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Studying local Africans’ contributions to the abolition of slavery provides a fuller understanding of its history.
The Haitian revolution was the first by a former slave colony and was to inspire other emancipation movements across the New World.
Tracing our ancestors’ connections to colonialism and industrialisation can help us personally connect with the climate crisis.
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Understanding how our ancestors may have benefited from industrialisation and colonialism could help us become more climate-friendly citizens.
A tub of palm oil in Nimba County, Liberia.
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Palm oil is one of the 21st century’s most contentious agricultural commodities, but its relationship with humans goes back thousands of years.
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One of Australia’s largest groups of flower species is named after a wealthy British slave-trader. And Nazi memorabilia collectors have almost sent “Hitler’s beetle” extinct. It’s time for a change.
The Gidan Makama national museum in Kano, Nigeria.
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Nigerian museums continue to present colonised versions of history. This harms local communities.
Money cowries (Monetaria moneta) retrieved from the São Bento.
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Money cowries were used for thousands of years as currency across the Indo-Pacific world but introduced into Atlantic commercial networks relatively late.
A group of drummers playing traditional Yoruba drums.
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By providing insights from different disciplines, a new book uncovers new themes in the history of Yoruba people of West Africa