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I.W.W. Citashe (circa 1845-circa 1930) was a Xhosa poet who wrote from around 1875 until the early 1900s. He exhorted Africans to use education, rather...
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Kwadzo Dei I was the ruler of Peki, about 70 mi (12 km) northeast of Accra, one of the component states of Krepi, who reigned...
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Joseph Kiwele (1912-November 15, 1961) was a leading musician, educator, and politician in the Katanga Province (now Shaba Region). Born at Mpala 0 km (12...
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Reuben Tolakele Caluza (circa 1900-1965) was a Zulu musician, composer, and song writer, whose work also appealed to detribalised Zulu who had moved into the...
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard (June 22, 1856-May 14, 1925) was an English novelist and agriculturalist, famed for his adventure stories about a largely mythical Africa....
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Alaga Heruy Berru (1865-1949) was the leading Ethiopian painter during the later period of the reign of Emperor Menilek [ruled 1889-1913]. The son of a...
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Maria Margaretha Koopmans-De Wet, (March 8, 1834-August 2, 1906) was a cultured woman, renowned as a hostess, patroness of the arts, and ardent patriot. She...
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Ferdinand Kwasi Fiawoo (December 1891-1969) was an Ewe playwright, educator, and politician who became prominent in the middle decades of the 20th century. He was...
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Barney Barnato (July 5, 1852-June 14 1897), British-born, became a South African pioneer mining magnate and politician. He was born in the East End of...
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