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Runaway Communities in Central and South Africa

"The formation of fugitive communities in Central and Southern Africa is a recent historiographical topic. The lives and trajectories of fugitives have undoubtedly received much more attention in studies of the African presence in the Americas..." – By Crislayne Alfagali

Early Asante, Akan, and Mossi States

"Areas of West Africa, from its interior to the coastline, encompassing a wide range of empires, kingdoms, people, cultures, and nations have been documented by scholars from around the world. This includes the areas once..." – By Jarvis Hargrove

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