History

The forgotten revolt of 1811, or when enslaved people marched on New Orleans

January 1811. In the winter humidity along the banks of the Mississippi, a column of several hundred armed men in rags advances toward New...

The battalion of black pioneers, forgotten soldiers of the french empire

Created in 1803 in the wake of the colonial wars, the Battalion of Black Pioneers was a military unit composed of Antillean, Haitian, and...

“My story”, Rosa Parks’s autobiography translated into french

Rosa Parks’s autobiography (1913–2005), a symbol of the struggle for civil rights, was published in the United States in 1992. It took 26 years...

Private: the Oyo empire, one of the most powerful states in the history of Africa

The Oyo Empire was one of the most powerful states in the history of Africa. The Legendary Origins of the Oyo Empire The origins of the...

Stéphanie St-Clair: the forgotten baroness of history

One evening in December 1929, on the streets of Harlem, New York, an elegant woman dressed in fur and holding a gold cigarette holder...

Our history did not begin in chains

Malcolm X said: “Our history did not begin in chains.” What is the world they created? A world where Africans invented nothing, where Egyptians were not...

The Senegalese tirailleurs: unsung heroes of french colonial history

This article aims to explore the little-known history of the Senegalese tirailleurs. We will examine their significant contributions on the battlefields, the challenges they...

The anglo-zulu war of 1879: a turning point in african history

Discover the gripping history of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, an emblematic conflict that pitted the British Empire against the Zulu Kingdom in South...

The malagasy: the first ‘Blasian’ mixed people in history?

Explore the fascinating history of the Malagasy, considered the first Afro-Asian mixed people, the result of a unique blend of Indonesian and African cultures. The...

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