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African National Congress: The African Miners' Strike of 1946
This site details the African Miners' Strike of 1946.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Kenya
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Kenya, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Central African Republic
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Central African Republic, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Comoros
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Comoros, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Burkina Faso
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Burkina Faso, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
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Pbs|cet: The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama
Simon Schama travels through three thousand years of Jewish history across Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Bermuda, and into the United States. Notable historical data and images are presented through an interactive map.
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Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah, a former leader in Ghana, writes his concept of a freedom in Africa following years of European rule on the continent.
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Google Cultural Institute: South African Heads of Government (1909 1993)
Pictorial essay on the leadership during the rise and fall of apartheid in South Africa from 1909 to 1993.
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Pbs Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda
Frontline provides a great teacher resource for educating learners about Rwandan genocide. Features firsthand accounts, Rwandan history, and facts about genocide in World War II.
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The Crown Council of Ethiopia: The Battle of Adwa
This site provides a detailed discussion of the Battle of Adwa, which saw the defeat of Italian forces by Ethiopia.
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Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery and the Making of America: Slave Religion
What religions did slaves bring from Africa to America? This PBS series site provides the historical overview of how early African Americans preserved African spiritual beliefs and practices while enslaved, converted to Christianity, and...
Forum Romanum
Outlines of Roman History: Third Punic War and Reduction of Africa
Read about the exciting and futile attempt by Carthage to resist capture and destruction by the Romans in the Third Punic War.
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Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Seas of Grass
A part of the PBS series "Journey to Planet Earth," this section explores the world's grasslands, some of which are in environmental danger. Includes video and educational resources.
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Atlas of World History
This interactive historical map focuses on the history of Europe, Africa, Asia to the year 1000 CE. Click on a region to learn historical facts about each location. Requires JavaScript. Offers map translation into Greek, Turkish, Serbian...
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South Africa: Robben Island Remembers
Now a World Heritage site, Robben Island is asymbol of the brutality of South Africa?s apartheid past. It was prison to freedom activists such as Nelson Mandel. Read the legacy of this island from early Dutch colonizers to the present.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: European Conquest & Commerce in Africa
Essay outlines European conquest beginning with the Portuguese settlement at Cape Verde and traces the development of commerce leading to the slave trade in regions of Africa and the New World.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rock Art in North Africa
Algeria hosts a rich rock art concentration. The most renowned of all these areas is the Tassili n'Ajjer described as "forests of stone". View pictures and read a brief history of rock art in Africa.
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History.com: How Portugal's Seafaring Expertise Launched the Age of Exploration
In the 15th century, a small kingdom with a population of approximately 1 million launched the era of maritime exploration that would transform the world. Portugal turned to the boundless Atlantic Ocean as its only outlet to the wider...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Traditional Arts and Crafts of African Americans Across Five Centuries
Detailed essay provides an overview of Africa's contributions to American culture while discussing how basket makers, potters, and quilters helped preserve American history through their works.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Ugandan Economy
An informative page on the history of the economy of Uganda. Information current to 1992.
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Khan Academy: An Introduction to Africa's Arts and Cultures
The British Museum shares the background of its ancient pieces from Egypt, Aksum, ancient Ghana, Mali, Songhoy, Ile Ife, and the Benin kingdom. Also provided is information about its later pieces from the Asante Confederation, the...
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Odyssey: Africa: Cecil Rhodes: Lowdown Thief or Hero for the Nation?
The Odyssey World Trek tells the story of how Cecil Rhodes formed Rhodesia.
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