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Anton Wilhelm Amo Afer was brought from modern-day Ghana to Germany in 1707, educated at a duke's court and became an eminent philosopher. How did contemporaries react to this first African professor in Europe? What is known about his own teachings?	4112
Alexandre Dumas' father Thomas-Alexandre was descended from a French noble and a slave of African descent. He also became the highest-ranking man of mixed African descent ever in a European army, during the French Revolutionary Wars. What do we know of attitudes/discrimination towards him in France?	3765
Great Belgian comics include "Tintin", Spirou & Fantasio", "The Smurfs" and "Lucky Luke". How did relatively small Belgium manage to develop such an influential and iconic comic book industry post-WWII? How connected was it to French comics/Bande dessinée?	2185
"The South got something to say!", Andre 3000 famously declared in 1995. How did Southern Hip Hop gain prominence until the late 90s? How did its distinct scenes develop in Atlanta, Houston and Memphis?	2064
Alexandre Dumas' father Thomas-Alexandre was descended from a French noble and a slave of African descent. He also became the highest-ranking man of mixed African descent ever in a European army, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Do we know of attitudes and/or discrimation towards him in France?	1607
500 Years Later - Colonization of the Americas Panel AMA	1332
From Ska to Rocksteady and Reggae to Dub, Jamaican music was transformed at an incredible pace in the 1960s and '70s. What factors influenced these major artistic and technological advances?	216
In 1920s France, Josephine Baker became the most successful American entertainer and the first African-American to star in a major motion picture. Yet she never reached an equivalent reputation in the US. What was Baker's relationship to her American homeland and to its civil rights movement?	204
The Kingdom of Dahomey had a standing corps of all-female warriors who were feared in battle. How were they formed? Was this unique in 19th century West Africa or was there a larger tradition of "Amazons" in the region?	151
“Monday Methods \| What Time Is It There? Historical Time and Non-European Chronologies”	134

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