African history

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• 5/2/19
  

  The Template for the Holocaust- Germany's African Genocide

  by David Carlin

  In the 20th Century’s first genocide, Imperial Germany’s campaign of annihilation provided precedents for the racial ideologies and exterminatory tactics of the Holocaust. 

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• 2/16/19
  

  What I’m Reading: An Interview With Historian Nikki Taylor

  by Erik Moshe

  "We must be able to see and write about the humanity in both our heroes and villains."

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• SOURCE: WSJ
  8-21-17
  

  Scholar of African history says his Jewish background didn’t stop him from writing about Muslims and Africa

  by Charles L. Geshekter

  "If I were to single out two cohorts whose members disproportionately enhanced the exchanges in my classrooms, they would be military veterans and strong Christians."

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  5-2-17
  

  African history as a discipline is on the rise

  by Glen Ncube

  But it’s one that raises many questions.

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• 9-7-14
  

  The Sad Reason We Don't Know More About Ebola

  by Pearl Duncan

  It’s been said that one of the reasons the Ebola virus went out of control, undetected, is because so little attention is paid to Africa. Not only is little attention paid to issues in current Africa, but very little is known about African history.

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• SOURCE: Religion Dispatches
  

  Jesus, Santa, and Now "Sound of Music's" Mother Abbess?

  by Shannen Dee Williams

  The controversy over NBC's live remake of "The Sound of Music," starring black actress Audra McDonald as the Mother Abbess.

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  12-16-13
  

  Who Ain't a Slave?

  by Greg Grandin

  Historical fact and the fiction of 'Benito Cereno.'