A lot remains unknown about Africa's strong resistance to foreign invasion.
Colonized history paints Africa as subdued and easily conquered
But how accurate is that narrative?
African resistance is not new.
Dutch, French and British records show at least 492 rebellions. It is estimated that one out of every 10 European captivity ships experienced either a revolt on ship or an inland attack and at least one million Africans were rescued and delivered from the middle passage due to the resistance from themselves and their brothers.
This course provides a balanced narrative of Africa's strong and sustained resistance to foreign invasion.
E-book Outline:
- The Igbo Landing of 1803
- The Ashanti Wars from 1824 - the 1900s
- The Herero - Nama uprising of Namibia from 1904-1908
- The Maji Maji Revolt of Tanzania in 1905
- The Bambatha Rebellion of South Africa in 1906
- The Lamogi Rebellion of Uganda in 1911
- The Nyasaland Uprising of Malawi in 1915
- The Aba Women's War of 1929
- The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya from 1952 to 1960
- The Guinean Revolution of 1957 and Market Women's Revolt of 1977
Bonus: The Haiti Revolution and its contributions from enslaved Africans in the Caribbean