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Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition's attempts to police religion

One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As history books tell it, the Europeans brought their religion to the ...
New York Post

American colonial period silver coin shatters auction record, sells for $2.5 million

An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence coin ...
The Washington Post

Archaeological research educates and entertains at Colonial Williamsburg

At Colonial Williamsburg, the largest outdoor living museum in the country, it’s not uncommon for visitors to witness a team of archaeologists, hands in the dirt, actively discovering history. These ...
CounterPunch

Vietnam Celebrates Fifty Years of the End of Its Colonial Period

Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, the revolutionary forces of the People’s Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front entered Saigon, then the capital of South Vietnam. Two days earlier, in a ...
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African coastal elite architecture : cultural authentication during the colonial period in Anomabo, Ghana / by Courtnay Micots

This is a study of African coastal elite residential architecture during the colonial period, specifically between the 1860s and 1930s. Anomabo, a historically-significant port town, serves as a ...
The New York Times

Enslaved Black Children Were Educated Here. Now the Public Can Learn the History.

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America ...
The New York Times

House Hunting in Brazil: A 19th-Century House on the Coast

Following a severe recession in 2015 and 2016, Brazil’s housing market began a period of slow recovery, which accelerated during the pandemic. 18 Photos View Slide Show › By Alison Gregor This ...
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American History in Ballad and Song, Vol.1: Songs of the Colonial Period Songs of the Colonial Period [sound recording]

Shamrock (Boys from County Mayo)--Boston toast--Sha-ta-ra-dah-dey--El-a-noy--Knickerbocker Line--Housewife's lament--Fair and free elections--Johnny what you gonna do--Come and join the band--Bullfrog ...
PBS

Japan’s PM expresses ‘strong pain’ for South Korean victims of colonial rule

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s prime minister expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart on Sunday renewed ...
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Ivorian Village Remembers Revolt That Killed French Colonial Officer

Residents of the village of Rubino, in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, continue to commemorate an uprising against a French colonial army officer killed there on 7 July 1910. The village is named after ...
The Conversation

Kenya at 60: how the British used street names to show colonial power

Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...