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The Anansi Chronicles


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Fantasy Audio Book


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The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of stories based on black history and legends from all around the world. 

From the ancient kingdom of Mali, to the first black republic of Haiti- listen to black history like it has never been shown before.


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1805 Black Caesar

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0400

The story of the infamous pirate known as Black Caesar.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

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1765 Cato Howe

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

The story of Cato Howe, a black man and a spy in the American Revolutionary War.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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1700s Nanny

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400

The story of Nanny of the Maroons. The mysterious and powerful runaway African queen who would form a maroon community in the hills of Jamaica. Nanny is also a Jamaican National Hero.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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1579 Yasuke

Mon, 02 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400

The story of the first foreigner and the only black man in Japan to ever achieve the title of Samurai.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.html

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302

 https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.html

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/discovering-japan/discovering-japan/samurai-armour/

 

 

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1500s Capoeira

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400

The origins of the Black Brazilian martial art, Capoeira

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/slavery-brazil

https://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-2/african-slavery/

https://honestmediablog.com/2018/01/01/african-combat/

 http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-true-history-of-kipuracapoeira-pt-2.html

 https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition3.htm

https://www.historyoffighting.com/the-roots-of-the-capoeira-fighter.php

 


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1528 Estevanico the Moor

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0500

A black man explores North America in the 1500s and becomes a medicine man. His life gives birth to a strange legend surrounding supernatural figures from the culture of some Native American tribe.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-slave-ship-arrives-jamestown-colony  accessed on June 27, 2021. 

https://www.aaihs.org/the-fallacy-of-1619-rethinking-the-history-of-africans-in-early-america/

https://www.southwestcrossroads.org/record.php?num=34

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwaina

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/seven-cities-of-cibola

https://www.psi.edu/about/staff/hartmann/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html

 

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1841- Madison and Susan Washington (Bonus episode)

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500

In 1841 Madison Washington escaped from the bloody plantations of Virginia into the relative freedom of Canada. A few months later, he returned to Virginia in attempt to free his wife Susan. The resulting story is one love, passion, and the power of the human spirit.

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1492 Pedro Alonso Nino

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed out of the ocean blue- bringing death and disease with him. Legend has it that one of his ships was sailed by a black man.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com

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 https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nino-pedro-alonso-c-1468-c-1505

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Marzollo

https://aaregistry.org/story/pedro-nino-navagator-born/

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct12/columbus-makes-landfall-caribbean/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world

https://www.history.com/news/christopher-columbus-ships-caravels?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-history

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1312- Mansa Abu Bakr II

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Over 100 years before Columbus invaded the Americas, the leader of a wealthy African Kingdom set in search of a new world.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mali-empire/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/mansa-abubakari-ii

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm 

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa

https://www.ontheshoulders1.com/the-giants/mansa-abu-bakr-ii-9th-ruler-of-mali#/



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Trailer

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. This season will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history.

The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction.

Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.

Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.

You can send an email to anansipod@gmail.com

Support the show

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