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Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who...

The legacy of Eliza Moore,...

The legacy of Eliza Moore, one of...

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who won the first reparation petition, by Gift Luckson

Belinda Sutton: The remarkable Ghanaian slave who won the first reparation petition, by Gift Luckson Belinda Sutton (born 1713 in Africa), also known as Belinda Royall, was a woman born in what is now Ghana who was enslaved by the Royall family at the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. Background Additional details of Sutton's family life are under ongoing research. Baptism records for a son Joseph, and a daughter Prine, appear in church records. Belinda was abandoned by Isaac Royall Jr. when he fled to Nova Scotia at...
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Roots

George Edward Doney:...

George Edward Doney: Honouring a remarkable journey and enduring legacy amid slavery, by Gift Luckson George Edward Doney (1758–1809) is believed to have been born in Gambia around...
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Down Memory Lane

The lynching of...

The lynching of federal-appointed postmaster over skin colour In 1898, the federal-appointed postmaster for Lake City, South Carolina, Frazier Baker, was lynched, along with his...
Maryam Umar -
Roots

Nafisa al-Bayda’s journey...

Nafisa al-Bayda's journey from servitude to remarkable wealth and power, by Gift Luckson Nafisa al-Bayda (1768 - 1816), was the spouse of the Egyptian Mamluk leaders Ali...
Maryam Umar -
Roots

Samuel Green: The...

Samuel Green: The escaped slave who waged justice from the shadows, by Gift Luckson In the autumn of 1843, the valleys and ridges of northern...
Maryam Umar -
Roots

Thomas Fuller: From...

Thomas Fuller: From enslavement to mathematical brilliance, by Gift Luckson Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1790), also known as "Negro Demus" and the "Virginia Calculator", was...
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Roots

Hannah Bond: From...

Hannah Bond: From hardship to becoming the first enslaved woman to write a book, by Gift Luckson Hannah Bond, also known by her pen name...
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Africa

Francis Bol Bok:...

Francis Bol Bok: A story of resilience and influence in modern slavery, by Gift Luckson Francis Piol Bol Bok (born February 1979) is a Dinka...
Maryam Umar -
Africa

From Bondage to...

From Bondage to Fortune: How enslaved African woman won freedom, wealth through love, by Gift Luckson  Nansi Wiggins (also called Ana Gallum) was a remarkable...
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Feature

The Trials and...

In an exclusive interview with UnilagSun reporters, Dr. Aminat Olawunmi Ige, the recipient of the Overall Best PhD Thesis award at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), shares the untold story of her academic journey, triumphing over challenges and making an unexpected discovery in the realm of mathematics.
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