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.
The Anansi Chronicles
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.
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References
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