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Eva van Meerhof (née Eva Krotoa, and also known as “Eva the Hottentot”) (circa 1642-74) was a Khoikhoi (Hottentot) interpreter who married the Afrikaner explorer...
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Jan Tshatsu (circa 1771-February 28, 1868) was the headman of the amaNtinde, a small Xhosa group living near present-day King William’s Town. He became an...
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Nehemiah Tile (circa 1850s-1885), founded the first of the African “protonationalist” churches, independent of European mission control, in 1884. Nehemiah Tile was made a probationer...
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Oliver Tambo (October 27, 1917-April 24, 1993), known to many of his friends and colleagues as ‘O.T.,’ will be remembered as one of the handful...
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Malukmohammed Lappa Sultan (February 15, 1873-September 6, 1953) was a successful businessman who gave selflessly to the poor of all races and religions in South...
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Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922—10 September 1979), was an African liberation revolutionary, poet, physician, and politician who served as the first president (1975–1979) of the...
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Tahar Haddad (August 29, 1960 – 7 December 1935) was a Tunisian intellectual, social reformer, and nationalist whose bold ideas helped shape modern Tunisia. He...
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Grace Eniola Soyinka (1908–1983) was a Nigerian shopkeeper, women’s rights activist, and prominent member of the influential Ransome-Kuti family of Abeokuta. She was born Grace...
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (October 25, 1900 – April 13, 1978) stands as a towering figure in Nigeria’s history of resistance and reform. A fearless nationalist, educator,...
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Miriam Makeba (March 4, 1932 — November 10, 2008) was a South African-born singer who became known as Mama Africa, one of the world’s most prominent...
