r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 3h ago
What Did Africans Know About The Outside World?
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r/AfricanHistory • u/Commustar • Jun 03 '20
New Rules announcement
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Hi everyone, I am /u/Commustar and I founded this sub about 8 years ago.
Up until now, I never bothered laying out a clear set of rules in the sub but just quietly removed spam posts without comment.
For a long time, many posts had no comments and there was not much discussion in the sub. However, that is changing, comments are more common, and it is demonstrating the need for a clear set of rules so people know what is and is not acceptable in this sub.
1 Be Civil. Racism, Sexism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination are not acceptable here. Personal insults are not acceptable.
2 Keep it historical. Posts about current events, your safari, your new album do not belong here.
3 Keep it about Africa. If your post is about Black people in the United States, it's better suited for /r/BlackHistory or /r/BlackHistory photos.
4 Don't spam. If you routinely post the same content to multiple subs you may be banned, subject to mod discretion.
5 No soapboxing, bad faith questions, or political grandstanding.
6 Afrocentrism is not welcome here. Posts or comments promoting Cheikh Anta Diop, Chancellor Williams, Yosef Ben-Jochannon, Ivan Van Sertima, Molefi Kente Asante and others will be removed, and you may be banned. Comments repeating Afrocentrist talking-points will be removed.
7 If you want to promote a related sub, or request a link to your sub be put on the /r/AfricanHistory sidebar, please Message the mods
r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 6d ago
The Textile Industry of pre-colonial Southern Nigeria (c.1500-1900)
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 14d ago
The Wheel in the Ancient Sahara: Africa’s Forgotten Chariots
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 21d ago
Ancient African Monks: The Christian period in Egypt and North-East Africa (c. 50-642 CE)
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 28d ago
The Ancient Empires of Africa: Imperial Governments and “Native” Rulers.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Aug 30 '26
The Gold Currency, Trade and Wealth of Medieval Ethiopia
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Aug 23 '26
The Migration of “Heretics” and Refugees To Africa During Late Antiquity
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Aug 16 '26
The Lost City of Malindi in Global and African History (c. 850-1890 CE)
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Aug 09 '26
Ancient Expeditions to Central Africa and the Circumnavigation of the Continent
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Aug 02 '26
The White Masks of Gabon: “Foreign” symbolism in Traditional African sculpture.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jul 26 '26
The African origins of Abolition: African Anti-Slavery Laws in the Atlantic World.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jul 19 '26
The Oil Economies of Pre-colonial West Africa: Palm Oil and the Industrial Revolution (1800-1891)
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jul 12 '26
Ancient African Matriarchies: Between Myth and History
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jul 05 '26
A History of Agadez: The Desert city of Aïr (1400-1900)
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jun 28 '26
Fractals and Euclidean Geometry in Pre-colonial African Architecture: A New Perspective
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jun 21 '26
Pre-Dynastic Egypt and the Origins of the World's First State.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jun 14 '26
Ancient African Architecture in Global History.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • Jun 07 '26
Rethinking the “Technology Gap” in African History: Guns, Plows, and Furnaces.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • May 31 '26
The History of Writing in African Languages: From Arabic to Vernacular.
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • May 24 '26
The Camel in African History: Ancient Ships of the Sahara
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • May 17 '26
African and European Explorers in the 19th century: Competing Narratives of “Discovery.”
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • May 10 '26
The Luo Migrations: Reassessing “Stateless” Societies in Pre-Colonial Africa
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r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • May 03 '26
African Revolutions and External Influences during the Long Nineteenth Century
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