Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights leader, educator, and government official who founded the National Council of Negro Women and Bethune Cookman University. She was the first African American woman to be involved in the White House, assisting four different presidents.
African Slavery
It is often miss conceptual where the origins of slavery came from, but the ancient Egyptians enslaved various groups of people: Semitic, Mediterranean, and Nubian blacks. Slavery also existed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and comprised a range of statuses and experiences, some of which were similar to chattel slavery.
Timbuktu
The city Timbuktu was founded around 811 and is known for their gatherings of scholars that would write in their manuscript books. In these manuscripts there would be the charting of stars and information about health, nutrition, and plants in the desert that should be used for curing certain diseases.
Mansa Musa
After putting ruler of the Mali Empire, Mansa Musa, worth into perspective of the 21^st century’s economics, he surpasses the current world’s richest man. Musa controlled the gold producing regions of Senegal and Boure, and was known throughout Africa, Europe, and Central Asia for his wealth and generous ways.