GLOBAL AFRICAN HISTORY
GLOBAL AFRICAN HISTORY
The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of Global African history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.
Barack Obama’s Second Swearing In Ceremony 2013
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James Townsend (1737-1787)
James Townsend was an English Whig politician who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1772 to 1773. He also...
King Ezana of Axum (?- 360 CE)
King Ezana of Axum, the monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum (Now Ethiopia) from 320’s-360 CE, was credited with embracing...
Pharoah Narmer (??—??)
Pharoah Narmer was the Egyptian monarch credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt in 3100 BCE and thus creating the...
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade (500 BCE-1800 AD)
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade was the major economic and cultural exchange between North Africa and West Africa, beginning...
Early Migration Out of Africa (70,000 B.C.E to 50,000 B.C.E)
Africa, the cradle of humanity, is significant in our collective history. It was here that Homo sapiens first evolved, and...
Cynthia Erivo (1987- )
Childhood English actress, singer and songwriter Cynthia Onyedinamanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo was born in Stockwell, London, England, on January 8, 1987....
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...
(Sara) Saartjie Baartman (1789-1815)
Saartjie (Sara) Baartman was one of the first black women known to be subjugated to human sexual trafficking. She was...
