1915 CE
John Chilembwe rises against forced labour and war
British Empire · Slavery & coerced labor · War & conquest · Resistance & colonized agency · Ideas, knowledge & culture
Pastor and educator John Chilembwe led a brief uprising in Nyasaland against plantation abuse, racism, and African recruitment for war. He was killed and his followers suppressed, but his Christian critique of colonial rule became a touchstone of Malawian nationalism
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