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Nzinga Mbande
When the Portuguese took the throne from her, this Angolan queen made a new one: out of her own servant. She then fled to the jungle, conquered a tribe of cannibals, and waged war on the Portuguese for so long that they gave up and left.
Nzingha Prescod
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I’ve made corrections to almost all of the entries since initially launching this last Wednesday. I highly recommend going back…
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