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Pancho Villa and followers

The Mexican Revolution: Fire, land, and a nation remade

Pasifika Festival celebrating Pasifika New Zealanders and their pan-cultural identity

New Zealand: The dark history of Māori colonisation

More details Jesse Jackson surrounded by marchers carrying signs advocating support for the Hawkins-Humphrey Bill for full employment,

Keep hope alive: The rise, power, and legacy of Jesse Jackson

The revolutionary icon: Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Ernesto “Che” Guevara: : The revolutionary icon

man in brown suit jacket writing on table inside the library

The 3 Best free online libraries for reading books and historical sources

Features

Portrait of Bartolomé de Las Casas (c.1484 - 1566)

Bartolomé de las Casas and the birth of human rights

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst: The king of Yellow Journalism

Martin Robison Delany

Martin Robison Delany: The Abolitionist, Civil War Major, and Father of Black Nationalism

Black History Month: Standing in Power and Pride 2025

Standing firm in power and pride: Eight Black people who shaped history

Invaders surrender to Cuban soldiers. (April 20, 1961)
World history

Bay of Pigs 1961: The CIA’s failed invasion that changed the Cold War

Dr Carter G. Woodson, George Cleveland Hall and Alexander L. Jackson - A century of Black history commemorations
Popular culture

A century of Black history commemorations: How Black History Month began and why it matters today

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Popular culture

Top 10 most influential books in history

Rwanda genocide
World history

Ten dark moments in colonial history

The First Anglo-Afghan War
World history

The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842): Britain’s imperial disaster in the Hindu Kush

COLONISATION

Statues of the rules of Kush now modern day Sudan

Sudan: From ancient kingdoms to independence

Monument to 1795 Slave Revolt, Curaçao

The 1795 slave revolt of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

WORLD HISTORY

Operation Ajax the 1953 Iranian coup

Operation Ajax and the shadow of empire: The 1953 Iranian coup

The Great Game- 1920s bird's eye map depicting the approaches to British India through Afghanistan, including then Soviet territory

The Great Game: Britain and Russia’s strategic rivalry in Central Asia

Prime Minister Mosaddegh with US President Truman in 1951

Iran: Modernisation and nationalism

WORLD CULTURES

Zapotec culture in Oaxaca

The enduring legacy of Zapotec culture in Oaxaca

Pashtun women

The Pashtun Culture: Ancient traditions in a modern world

Islamic school

Understanding Sharia Law: Principles, practice, and global context

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