Black History Month

The Real Black Panther Of The 1890s

This African King did what many before him and around him could not. He gave the Europeans a damn good thrashing.

Emperor Menelik II on the throne in ceremonial robes (1890s) — CREDIT: Public Domain (Wikipedia)

It’s Black History Month here in the UK. My anti-identity politics persona doesn’t agree because I think it’s unhelpful to have ‘Black History’ and ‘White…

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Black History Month

The Real Black Panther Of The 1890s

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