
The Anansi Chronicles
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.
Episodes
11 episodes
1805 Black Caesar
The story of the infamous pirate known as Black Caesar.The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:20

1789 Haitian Revolution
Dutty Boukman and Cecile Fatiman lead the Boise Caiman ceremony to trigger the start of the Haitian revolution.The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Follow the
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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33:06

1765 Cato Howe
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.Follo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:06

1700s Nanny
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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33:06

1579 Yasuke
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 eve...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:40

1500s Capoeira
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.Follow the
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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17:32

1528 Estevanico the Moor
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:13

1841- Madison and Susan Washington (Bonus episode)
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 pow...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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33:06

1492 Pedro Alonso Nino
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.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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18:48
