African World Historyさんのイラストまとめ

The African Civilization Society of Brooklyn New York,
Plans To Destroy The Slave Trade 1858 :

"the destruction of the African Slave-trade, by the introduction of lawful commerce and trade into Africa: the promotion of the growth of cotton"

- The A.C.S. Constitution, 1858

Why Literacy Was illegal For Enslaved Africans :

"We have as far as possible closed every avenue by which the light may enter the slaves mind. If we could extinguish the capacity to see the light, our work will be complete"

- Henry Berry, Virginia House of Delegates, 1832

The First African Musketeers of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
16th Century AD
(THREAD)

Wilberforce University 1856

The first African American owned HBCU (Historically Black College and University) was founded by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The school also provided scholarships for Black South African students like Charlotte Maxeke.

Recreation of a Igbo Ukwu burial chamber. From Medieval Nigeria 9th Century AD.

"The Primera Cronica General informs us that the Muslim army included a company of 300 Black Women who were expert archers" - Black Women Warriors in the Muslim army Besieging VALENCIA AND THE CID'S VICTORY: A PROBLEM OF INTERPRETATION by
ELENA LOURIE https://t.co/KV81TBFVTs

John Blanke was a African trumpeter hired by King Henry VII in London around 1501 AD. African musicians were often employed in the royal courts of Europe during & after the medieval era. In 1507 John petitioned King Henry for a raise, which was received & paid to him monthly. https://t.co/eVLSbKvpFV

"One of the richest inhabitants of 4th century Roman York (Britain) buried in a stone sarcophagus with luxury imports including jewellery made of elephant ivory, a mirror and a blue glass perfume jar, was a woman of black African ancestry" - Maev Kennedy, The Guardian

"This is unfortunate for these men & women who belonged to a Black population whose dominance extended from the borders of Egypt to Morocco & the Atlantic even before the time of the muslim invasion of North Africa" - African Heritage & Ethnohistory of the Moors by Dana Reynolds