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Revisit: HAUSA CITY STATES (CA. 1000-1815)

The Hausa City States were independent political entities in what is now northern Nigeria.  The first of the states, Gobir and Rano, emerged around 1000.  All of the states remained independent until they were conquered by the Sultanate of Sokoto between 1804 and 1815. The Hausa city states emerged as southern terminals of the Trans-Saharan caravan trade.  Like much larger cities such as Gao and Timbuktu in the Mali Empire, these city … Continue reading Revisit: HAUSA CITY STATES (CA. 1000-1815)

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African American History

FOUNDING OF SIERRA LEONE, 1787

Sierra Leone’s founding dates back to 1787 when several waves of freed black settlers originating from England, Nova Scotia, and Jamaica all arrived in the area. Utilizing some English government funding, The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor, an abolitionistgroup which included Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce, and Granville Sharp, established the colony with the settlement of 411 London blacks on the Sierra Leone peninsula in what is now … Continue reading FOUNDING OF SIERRA LEONE, 1787

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Events, history

KINGDOM OF OYO (CA. 1500-1837)

Oyo, a pre-colonial kingdom in present-day Nigeria, was founded in the 1300s. Established by Oranmiyan of the Yoruba people of West Africa, Oyo quickly grew to become one of the most powerful states in the Yoruba-speaking region.  From its capital city at Oyo-Ile, this weak state in the early 1500s, had by 1550 conquered two neighboring kingdoms, Borgu and Nupe, to become the most dominant political … Continue reading KINGDOM OF OYO (CA. 1500-1837)

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African American History, Events

Revisit: CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY RIOTS (1969 AND 1971)

The city of Camden, New Jersey was the setting for two deadly race-related riots on September 2nd, 1969, and August 20th, 1971. Both riots were in response to alleged police brutality or murder, the victims being an unidentified young black girl, who was beaten by a white police officer in 1969, and Rafael Rodriguez Gonzales, a Puerto Rican motorist who was beaten and killed by other white officers in 1971. Protestors called for the punishment of the officers responsible; however, in both instances, those responsible never faced full justice. Continue reading Revisit: CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY RIOTS (1969 AND 1971)

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