New York Slave Revolt of 1712
The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 was an uprising in New York City, in the Province of New York, of 23 enslaved Africans. They killed nine whites and injured…
Gaspar Yanga
Gaspar Yanga—often simply Yanga or Nyanga (May 14, 1545 – ) was an African who led a maroon colony of slaves in the highlands near Veracruz, Mexico (then New Spain)…
Bayano And The Bayano Wars
The Bayano Wars were armed conflicts in the Isthmus of Panama that occurred between the Bayano of Panama and the Spanish crown.
San Miguel de Gualdape
San Miguel de Gualdape (sometimes San Miguel de Guadalupe) is a former Spanish colony in present-day South Carolina, founded in 1526 by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. It was the first…
1521 Santo Domingo Slave Revolt
The 1521 Santo Domingo Slave Revolt in the Spanish colony of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola took place around the time of Christmas festivities of 1521. It is…
Gloucester County Conspiracy
The Gloucester County Conspiracy (September 1663), also known as the Servant’s Plot or Birkenhead’s Rebellion, is one of the first slave rebellions in America. This event set the stage for…
Béhanzin Hossu Bowelle
Béhanzin , born 1844 and died 10 December 1906 , in Blida , Algeria ), was the twelfth and last sovereign king of Dahomey , present-day Benin . He succeeded…
Dahomey Amazons
The Dahomey Amazons (Fon:”Mino” or “Minon“) were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey which existed until 1904. They were so named by Western observers and historians…
Lewis Howard Latimer
Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was a inventor and patent draftsman. His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments…
Code Noir
The Code Noir (French pronunciation: , Black Code) was a decree passed by the French King Louis XIV in 1685 defining the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire.