Chronicles of Ebony Past & Present

Dutty Boukman: The Catalyst of the Haitian Revolution

Dutty Boukman: The Catalyst of the Haitian Revo...

Jacqueline Mundle

Dutty Boukman was a key figure in the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia, he was enslaved and taken to Jamaica, then to Saint-Domingue (Haiti). As a Vodou priest (houngan), he...

Dutty Boukman: The Catalyst of the Haitian Revo...

Jacqueline Mundle

Dutty Boukman was a key figure in the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia, he was enslaved and taken to Jamaica, then to Saint-Domingue (Haiti). As a Vodou priest (houngan), he...

Tippu Tip: A Legacy Stained by Blood

Tippu Tip: A Legacy Stained by Blood

Jacqueline Mundle

Tippu Tip was a notorious warlord who devastated East and Central Africa, profiting immensely from the slave trade. His raids destroyed villages, tore apart families, and fueled the suffering of...

Tippu Tip: A Legacy Stained by Blood

Jacqueline Mundle

Tippu Tip was a notorious warlord who devastated East and Central Africa, profiting immensely from the slave trade. His raids destroyed villages, tore apart families, and fueled the suffering of...

Kwame Ture: A Revolutionary Voice for Freedom and Pan-Africanism

Kwame Ture: A Revolutionary Voice for Freedom a...

Jacqueline Mundle

Kwame Ture: A Revolutionary Voice for Freedom and Pan-Africanism Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement and a tireless advocate for global...

Kwame Ture: A Revolutionary Voice for Freedom a...

Jacqueline Mundle

Kwame Ture: A Revolutionary Voice for Freedom and Pan-Africanism Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement and a tireless advocate for global...

Betty, Austin, and Ona: A Family Torn Apart by Slavery

Betty, Austin, and Ona: A Family Torn Apart by ...

Jacqueline Mundle

The history of Mount Vernon, like many plantations in the American South, is built on the forced labor and broken lives of enslaved individuals. Among these individuals were Betty, her...

Betty, Austin, and Ona: A Family Torn Apart by ...

Jacqueline Mundle

The history of Mount Vernon, like many plantations in the American South, is built on the forced labor and broken lives of enslaved individuals. Among these individuals were Betty, her...

Ona Judge: An Unlikely Heroine of Freedom

Ona Judge: An Unlikely Heroine of Freedom

Jacqueline Mundle

The ideals of liberty seemed far removed from the daily life of Ona Judge. Enslaved within the household of the very man who championed freedom, Ona's story exposes the deep...

Ona Judge: An Unlikely Heroine of Freedom

Jacqueline Mundle

The ideals of liberty seemed far removed from the daily life of Ona Judge. Enslaved within the household of the very man who championed freedom, Ona's story exposes the deep...

Martha Washington: A Woman of Privilege, a Contradiction of Principles

Martha Washington: A Woman of Privilege, a Cont...

Jacqueline Mundle

How do you think we should grapple with historical figures who participated in or benefited from harmful institutions like slavery? How can we honor their contributions (if any) while acknowledging...

Martha Washington: A Woman of Privilege, a Cont...

Jacqueline Mundle

How do you think we should grapple with historical figures who participated in or benefited from harmful institutions like slavery? How can we honor their contributions (if any) while acknowledging...