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Rev. Mojola Agbebi, Inaugural Sermon 1902

Rev. Mojola Agbebi, Inaugural Sermon 1902

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Rev. Dr. Mojola Agbebi, originally named David Brown Vincent, was born on April 10, 1860, in Western Nigeria and emerged as a prominent advocate for “Ethiopianism,” which sought to promote an African-centered approach to Christianity. Want to learn more about storytelling? Start by downloading the first chapter of The Storytelling Mastery. In the 1880s, reflecting his…

Prince Marc Kojo Tovalou Houènou, The Problem of Negroes in French Colonial Africa 1924
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Prince Marc Kojo Tovalou Houènou, The Problem of Negroes in French Colonial Africa 1924

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In the years immediately after World War I, Prince Marc Kojo Tovalou Houènou emerged as one of the few French-speaking Africans to openly confront French colonial rule in Africa. In 1921, he published a brief yet impactful book titled L’Involutjon Métamorphoses et des Métempsychoses de l’univers, in which he critiqued European colonization on the continent….

Nnamdi Azikiwe, A Denunciation of European Imperialism 1949

Nnamdi Azikiwe, A Denunciation of European Imperialism 1949

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As the movement for African independence gained momentum in the aftermath of World War II, emerging leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe from Nigeria who would later become the nation’s first president took their advocacy to Great Britain. On October 23, 1949, Azikiwe addressed the Plenary Session of the British Peace Congress at the Lime Grove Baths…

John Williamson Kuyé, Right of the People to Self-Determination 1926

John Williamson Kuyé, Right of the People to Self-Determination 1926

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John Williamson Kuyé was a prominent advocate for African self-rule in the early 20th century, emerging as one of the first wave of African nationalists. Born on November 10, 1894, in Bathurst, Gambia, he received his education at Stanley Day School and Wesleyan Boys’ High School in Sierra Leone. Want to learn more about storytelling?…

Isaka Seme, The Regeneration of Africa 1906

Isaka Seme, The Regeneration of Africa 1906

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Pixley Isaka Seme was a pioneering figure in the fight against European colonialism in Africa, being one of the first western-educated Africans to take a stand against the oppressive forces reshaping the continent. Want to learn more about storytelling? Start by downloading the first chapter of The Storytelling Mastery. Born in Natal, South Africa, Seme pursued…

Charles Lenox Remond: Slavery As It Concerns The British
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Charles Lenox Remond: Slavery As It Concerns The British

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Born in 1810 and died in 1878 Charles Lenox Remond was a pioneering black abolitionist speaker. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to free black parents, John and Nancy Remond. In 1838, he became an agent for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and joined William Lloyd Garrison at the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. Rather than…