History Is A State of Mind

Welcome to History Is A State Of Mind. We discuss history, race and knowledge…and recommend sources (i.e. critical reading/media). Please feel free to share information/expertise, an opinion, ask questions, or make comments on any subject/topic area of history (current or archived).

Our Motto:

“Study History, Know History…Create History”

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Article: 10 African Civilizations More Amazing Than Ancient Egypt

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Africa, African Civilizations, Ancient History

10 African Civilizations More Amazing Than Ancient Egypt

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Article: Casement’s maps of the Niger delta

Casement’s maps of the Niger delta

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Article: Frederick Douglass, Defender of the Liberal Arts

Frederick Douglass, Defender of the Liberal Arts

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Article: Timeline: The Black Lives Matter movement

Timeline: The Black Lives Matter movement

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Earliest known biography of an African woman translated to English for the first time

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African history, Ancient History, Black Women, Ethiopian History, Walatta Petros, World History

Earliest known biography of an African woman translated to English for the first time

“Ethiopian noblewoman Walatta Petros left her husband to stop the spread of Roman Catholicism, possibly fell in love with a fellow nun and was elevated to sainthood….”

Read More…at The Guardian