18th Century (1700-1799)
James Jacob Williams (1785-1829)
James Jacob Williams was an African American fugitive slave and soldier who fought for freedom on two continents. He first...
James Townsend (1737-1787)
James Townsend was an English Whig politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1772 to 1773. He also...
Black History Will Not Be Erased
In the article below, Quintard Taylor, the founder of BlackPast.org, describes the recent attempts to marginalize African American history and...
Dingane (1795-1840)
Dingane ka Senzangakhona, a Zulu prince, became the second king of the Zulu Kingdom after the death of its founder,...
Dingiswayo (1760-1817)
Dingiswayo, meaning “one in distress or exile,” was a Paramount Chief of the Mthethwa, a title that signified his leadership...
Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762-1829)
Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori was an African prince who was captured in 1788 and sold as an enslaved man...
The Obas of Benin (1200 to the present) : A Brief History of the Rulers of A West African State for Eight Centuries
In the following article, Collins Edigin, a historian at the University of Benin in Benin City, Nigeria, describes the rule...
Louis-Benoit Zamor (1762-1820)
Louis-Benoit Zamor is best known for helping to send French Aristocrat Madame Jeanne du Barry to the guillotine during the...
Mmanthatisi (1784-1847)
Mmanthatisi was the chief military strategist of the Tlowka people in early 19th Century South Africa. Mmanthatisi was born in...
