May 12, 1828 — Nat Turner sees a vision urging him to rebellion
Nat Turner’s first vision was a striking one: the Spirit appeared to him and told him to take up Christ’s...
February 4, 2021
Born fe Rebel
September 5, 1877 — Crazy Horse dies
A great war leader of the Ogala Lakota people, Crazy Horse fought the US Cavalry for more than a decade,...
August 29, 2020
July 23, 1892 — Haile Selassie I born
Born Tafari Makonnen, Haile Selassie I could trace his descent through the royal house of Ethiopia back the 13th century...
April 19, 2020
July 18, 1918 — Nelson Mandela born
One of the greatest political figures of the Twentieth Century, Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo, in...
September 24, 2019
July 2, 1925 — Patrice Lumumba born
A Congolese freedom fighter, Patrice Lumumba was one of the leaders of the independence movement that overthrew Belgian colonial rule...
July 29, 2019
September 29, 1933 — Samora Machel born
The son of farmers, Samora Machel was born in the village of Madragoa (now Chilembene), in Portuguese East Africa (now...
May 9, 2019
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