Solitude, nicknamed the Mulatto Solitude because of her origins (circa 1772 – 1802?), is an important figure in the resistance of black slaves in Guadeloupe. A life as a slave Today little is known about the existence of Solitude. She was born in Guadeloupe around 1772, the result of the rape of h
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862 – 1931), journalist, was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States. She also campaigned for womens rights, including the right to vote. Teacher Daughter of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Warrenton Wells and James Wells, both slaves, Ida Bell was born in
Queen of Tahiti, Pōmare IV or Pomare the Great (1813 – 1877) reigned for fifty years. She sees the arrival of the British and then the French, against whom she strives to fight. Contacts with Europeans Daughter of Princess Teriitaria Tamatoa, herself daughter of Tamatoa III, King of Raiatea, and
Adopted son of the Emperor Claudius, Nero takes over from his father when the latter dies, poisoned; he is only 17 years old. His decisions are strongly inspired by Seneca or his mother, Agrippina. But he is gaining confidence. Threatened by his half-brother, Britannicus, legitimate son of Claude, h