How African Nationalists petitioned to the UN during Decolonization Belle Benavente May 3, 2022 Getting to the UN African revolutionaries often received funding from American or international organizations to travel to the UN. This included travel costs,...
The story of a convicted patriot in Zimbabwe Cole Golden May 4, 2022 Eddison Zvobgo, like millions of his people, was a victim of European colonization in the province of Southern Rhodesia, today known as Zimbabwe. He decided to fight against the oppression through...
The story of Tom Mboya and Martin Luther King Jr.’s first meeting. Joshua Prieto May 2, 2022 Image: Tom Mboya Tom Mboya was an influential politician in Kenya. He worked extensively to create workers and trade unions in Kenya. He helped secure Kenya’s...
Zachary Jordan May 4, 2022 Mboya was born in 1930, and spent much of his early years living on a sisal plantation with his parents, where his father earned around £2.13 per month. Though it wasn’t much, it was enough to pay for his education, as he attended...
Political Ideology as Told Through his Speeches Hudson Hohman May 4, 2022 Nyerere’s Political Ideology: 1) Supporter of Decolonization and African Nationalnist 2) Foriegn Policy: Close ties with Eastern powers especially China 3) Socialism and Ujamaa 4) Human...
The Power of the People Myles Rosenblum May 4, 2022 National Party On May 26th, 1948, D.F. Malan’s National Party, which was allianced with N.C. Havenga’s Afrikaner Party, barely won with a five-seat majority and only 40% of the overall electoral votes. The National...