AnimismAnimism

Purple, teal, yellow, blue motif with large tree and rocks.

An ancient belief system that has endured since man created culture and society is Animism. It is a belief that all things house a spirit or soul, it is derived

The Uprising in Santa DomingoThe Uprising in Santa Domingo

Coast of Dominican Republic, aerial view.

The uprising in Santa Domingo in 1521 represents the earliest documented slave revolt in the Americas. Occurring on Christmas Day 1521, it unfolded on a sugar plantation belonging to Diego

Stono RebellionStono Rebellion

Map photo of South Carolina, site of the rebellion.

September 9, 1739 Stono rebellion was a large revolt of enslaved people in the colony of South Carolina, near Stono River. The timing of the uprising is often tied to

Ethiopian BibleEthiopian Bible

Tome bound in goat skin, volumes bound together.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Bible is among the world’s oldest bibles, written in the ancient Ge’ez script, a Semitic Ethiopian language. Known as the Garima Gospels, it is named after

Inzalo Yelanga (Birthplace of the Sun)Inzalo Yelanga (Birthplace of the Sun)

Computer generated image of Inzalo Yelanga recreated.

Inzalo Yelanga is an ancient site in South Africa, believed by some to be the oldest known man-made structure in the world. Although the stone cannot be carbon-dated, estimates suggest

Kandake AmanirenasKandake Amanirenas

Kandake Amanirenas governed from 40 to 10 BC. In 24 BC, alongside her husband Teriteqas, she commanded troops in an attack on a Roman garrison in Philae, Egypt. During this

Medgar Wiley EversMedgar Wiley Evers

Born in Decatur, MS on July 2nd 1925, Medgar Wiley Evers was a civil rights activist and the first field secretary in the South for the NAACP. James and Jesse

The Tryal Ship RebellionThe Tryal Ship Rebellion

According to the accounts of a ship captain by the name of Don Benito Cereno, the ship Tryal was taken by a group of Africans from Senegal. Don Benito set