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African Holocaust (Maangamizi):
The History & Legacy of African Enslavement

A fascinating new five week course starting
Wednesday 19th August 2015  

  
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"Until lions tell their tale, the story of the hunt will always glorify the hunter"-  African Proverb

 

 

 

 

"Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death"- Frederick Douglas  

 

 

 

"I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." - Harriet Tubman

 

 

 

 

"I grew up like a neglected weed, ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it. Now that I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is." - Harriet Tubman  

 

 

 

 

"The revolution (Haiti) is one of the noblest, grandest, and most justifiable outbursts against cruel oppression that is recorded on the pages of world history." - Reverend James Holley

 

 

 

 

 

We owe much more to Haiti than to them all. I regard her as the original source of freedom of the nineteenth century... Until Haiti spoke the slave ship, followed by hungry sharks, greedy to devour the dead and dying slaves flung overboard to feed them, ploughed in peace the South Atlantic, painting the sea with the Negro's blood."  

- Frederick Douglass

  

 

   

  

"To Black people . . . slavery and colonialism reiterate themselves in our everyday lives, and evoke poignant and immediate memories of suffering, brutalisation and terror.  For Black people, Western nations achieved their industrial growth and economic prosperity on the backs of Blacks, abolished slavery primarily for economic reasons, have discriminated against Black people ever since, and are unrepentant about any of it." 
- Stephen Small 



Richard Ansdell (1815 - 1885) 'The Hunted Slaves' 1861


The enslavement of African people and its accompanying violence and destruction was one of the catastrophic events in the history of humankind.

 

In this informative five week course we will study the history and legacy of the enslavement of African people through our Maangamizi. The word "Maangamizi" is a Swahili term which speaks to the intentionality of the African holocaust of chattel, colonial and neo-colonial enslavement.

 

Akala - Maangamizi
Akala - Maangamizi

 

 

In this course, we will examine the history of Africa before and after enslavement, the impact of enslavement on African people and societies, the African abolition struggles and resistance movements, and the legacy of the enslavement period on Africa and the Diaspora.

  

This is an introductory course and does not assume any previous study or reading. Handouts of each lesson and a reading list will be provided. The course will be taught through illustrated lectures and discussion.

 

Course Content

 

Week 1: West Africa Before the Enslavement and Domestic Enslavement

Week 2: The Enslavement of Africans: Impact on Three Continents

Week 3: African Abolition Struggles and Resistance Movements

Week 4: Impact on the West African Coast

Week 5: Africa after Enslavement and The Legacy of Enslavement with Solutions  

The course will run for five weeks, one lecture per week starting on Wednesday 19th August 2015 from 7pm to 9pm at PCS Headquarters, 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London SW11 2LN, (3 minutes walk from Clapham Junction mainline station.     


The course costs £70 per person. Reading lists and handouts are provided.
     

Book Now!  

Places on this course are limited. Places are available on a strictly first come, first served basis and we anticipate that there will be a lot of demand for this course.    

 

If you would like to attend this course, please contact us for a booking form at info@blackhistorystudies.com  

 
Regards  

Charmaine Simpson
Chief Executive


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