In the American South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, ...
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The African Kingdom That Challenged Pharaohs
Long overshadowed by its Egyptian neighbors, the Kingdom of Kush was a powerful and advanced African civilization that ruled empires, built pyramids, and even conquered Egypt itself. This video ...
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Pharaohs in Dixieland – how 19th-century America reimagined Egypt to justify racism and slavery
In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.
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