The story of Cato Howe, a black man and a spy in the American Revolutionary War. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_(spy) http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/parting.htmlhttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/cato-howe-1824/https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/hercules-mulligan?ms=googlegrant&ms=googlegrant&gclid=CjwKCAjwk6-LBhBZEiwAOUUDp3Uto1zU1P-R6nOGsdUgHYtWt7QaRTv3jDlCJ-7cdmv3RQbN4Eh7MRoCdHQQAvD_BwESupport the show

The story of Nanny of the Maroons. The mysterious and powerful runaway African queen who would form a maroon community in the hills of Jamaica. Nanny is also a Jamaican National Hero.The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSourceshttps://cyber.harvard.edu/eon/marroon/history.htmlhttps://jis.gov.jm/information/jamaican-history/http://www.jnht.com/disndat_people.phphttps://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nanny-maroons-1733/https://jamaicans.com/queennanny/https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/nanny-maroonsSupport the show

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. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comReferenceshttps://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunagahttps://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302 https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.htmlhttps://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/discovering-japan/discovering-japan/samurai-armour/  Support the show

The origins of the Black Brazilian martial art, Capoeira The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSources https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/slavery-brazilhttps://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-2/african-slavery/https://honestmediablog.com/2018/01/01/african-combat/ http://atacxgymcapoeira.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-true-history-of-kipuracapoeira-pt-2.html https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/national-traditions/brazilian-tradition3.htmhttps://www.historyoffighting.com/the-roots-of-the-capoeira-fighter.php Support the show

A black man explores North America in the 1500s and becomes a medicine man. His life gives birth to a strange legend surrounding supernatural figures from the culture of some Native American tribe. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSourceshttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-slave-ship-arrives-jamestown-colony  accessed on June 27, 2021. https://www.aaihs.org/the-fallacy-of-1619-rethinking-the-history-of-africans-in-early-america/https://www.southwestcrossroads.org/record.php?num=34https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakwainahttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/seven-cities-of-cibolahttps://www.psi.edu/about/staff/hartmann/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html Support the show

In 1841 Madison Washington escaped from the bloody plantations of Virginia into the relative freedom of Canada. A few months later, he returned to Virginia in attempt to free his wife Susan. The resulting story is one love, passion, and the power of the human spirit. Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSourceshttps://briankrice.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/one-of-the-greatest-slave-love-stories-ever/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remushttps://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2https://www.britannica.com/topic/slave-rebellions#ref1218383https://face2faceafrica.com/article/madison-washington-the-real-life-django-who-escaped-slavery-twice-during-the-1800sLee, R. E. (1998). Madison Washington, slave mutineer. BLACFAX, 8(36), 8.Support the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Support the show

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed out of the ocean blue- bringing death and disease with him. Legend has it that one of his ships was sailed by a black man. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSources https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/nino-pedro-alonso-c-1468-c-1505https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Marzollohttps://aaregistry.org/story/pedro-nino-navagator-born/https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/oct12/columbus-makes-landfall-caribbean/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-worldhttps://www.history.com/news/christopher-columbus-ships-caravels?li_source=LI&li_medium=m2m-rcw-historySupport the show

Over 100 years before Columbus invaded the Americas, the leader of a wealthy African Kingdom set in search of a new world. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSourceshttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mali-empire/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/mansa-abubakari-iihttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musahttps://www.ontheshoulders1.com/the-giants/mansa-abu-bakr-ii-9th-ruler-of-mali#/Support the show

The new season of the Anansi Chronicles begins January 2022. This season will tell stories about real figures and events from global black history. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkko-fi.com/anansipodCreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comSupport the show