During the first world war (1914-1918) thousands of African men enlisted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners in Germany. Their stories and songs were recorded and ...

African prisoners in German camps were studied by ethnographers, who recorded their voices. What they had to say is poignant ...

One of the most important events of Mahatma Gandhi’s life took place on June 7, 1893 in South Africa. He was forced out of a ...