“Die, yes; surrender, no.” In November 1838, an estimated 200–400 African and Brazilian-born people left the coffee estates...
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a pivotal military leader during the Haitian Revolution and is recognized as the founding father...
Born during the Maafa around 1775 or 1776, Gabriel became a skilled blacksmith, a literate artisan, and a revolutionary organizer who sought to transform Virginia. In the summer of 1800, he...
Henri Christophe (c. 1767–1820) was one of the commanding figures of the Haitian Revolution and the founder of...
Samuel “Sam” Sharpe was one of the principal leaders of the Baptist War, the largest uprising of captive...
On August 17, 1795, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao witnessed one of the most significant and far-reaching uprisings in its history, now remembered as Tula’s Revolt. Tula, a visionary leader,...
Joseph Ignace of Guadeloupe (c. 1769–1802) was a renowned freedom fighter and French Republican military officer, celebrated as...
“I am Toussaint Louverture; perhaps my name has made itself known to you. I have undertaken vengeance. I...
José Leonardo Chirino (25 April 1754 – 10 December 1796) stands as one of the most significant anti-Maafa freedom fighters in eighteenth-century Venezuelan history. A legally free man of African and...
“Her fight is preserved in Brazilian history, and her warrior personality is, to this day, an example for...
Ottobah Cugoano was a pioneer of the Black radical tradition, becoming a prominent leader in the British abolitionist...
François Makandal (also spelled Mackandal) is a legendary figure in Haitian history. As a Maroon leader, he orchestrated one of the earliest and most sustained efforts to dismantle the French system...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
