Modern
Starting with the Age of Revolutions, Modern history refers to the period in history of increased industrialization.
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in ModernSouth African Apartheid and How It Ended in the Early 1990s
Apartheid, from an Afrikaans word meaning “apart-hood,” refers to a set of laws enacted in South Africa in 1948 intended to ensure the strict racial segregation of South African society and the dominance of the Afrikaans-speaking white minority. In practice, apartheid was enforced in the form of “petty apartheid,” which required racial segregation of public […] More
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How African Countries Left their Colonizers
A wave of sub-Saharan African countries became independent in the 1960s, 17 achieving self-rule from colonial Belgium, Britain and France in 1960 alone. Portugal’s colonies would only break free in the 1970s and it took other nations, such as Eritrea, even longer to re-establish their sovereignty. Here is a breakdown of African decolonization British colonies […] More
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Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian Emperor that Resisted Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Haile Selassie (23rd July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Haile Selassie was known to his people through many titles from ‘Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah’ to ‘Emperor of the Nation’. He was an influential figure of the Twentieth […] More
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Harriet Tubman and How She Fearlessly Freed Over 1,000 Slaves
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland in the year 1820 or 1821 (exact date unknown). She was a slave, fugitive, Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, spy, soldier, and nurse recognised for her service during the Civil War and her advocacy of civil rights and women’s suffrage. Originally named Araminta Harriet Ross, Tubman […] More
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The History Behind the Name Ghana and Where it Came From
Did you know that “the Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa? Ghana means king in the Soninke language, Islamic and European scholars named it after the king because it seemed the king controlled everything The empire became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title […] More
