Our children inherit more than names and faces. They inherit stories—some told proudly, others buried under the weight of colonial lies. Too often, history textbooks shrink Africa to a footnote, skip over Garvey’s thunder, and flatten the voices of women, rebels, and dreamers.
The Liberation Library is here to change that. It is not a playlist. It is a map of resistance, purpose, and liberation across centuries. Each film is a spark. Each voice pushes back against forgetting.
African Resistance and History
- How Did Africans Resist Colonialism? – African Roots And Routes (3:43)
- Colonization of Africa – Summary on a Map (Geo History) (10:30)
- The Untold History of Africa’s Great Kingdoms Before Colonization – Affluent Afrika (11:30)
Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalism
- Pan-Africanism: The Vision for African Unity – Affluent Afrika (4:07)
- Marcus Garvey: Strongest Voice for Black Nationalism – Biography (4:05)
- Marcus Garvey – Black Moses – Extra History (11:22)
- What is Garveyism? pt1 – Kimbunga Media (9:07)
- What is Garveyism? Full – ShakaRa Ɔkyeame (54:54)
- Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association – NBC News Learn (5:48)
- Ron Bobb Semple – The Spirit of Marcus Garvey (16:17)
Key Leaders and Thinkers
- Paul Robeson – You Oughta Know (WHYY) (3:56)
- Haile Selassie: The Last Emperor of Ethiopia – African Biographics (8:45)
- The Story of Nelson Mandela – BBC News (8:30)
- A Brief History of Thomas Sankara – African Biographics (9:55)
- Claudia Jones: The Story of Triple Oppression – Biography Series (3:17)
- Claudia Jones Bio – UPLIFT TV (7:10)
- The Life of Frederick Douglass – Brut America (8:31)
- 10 Things about Dr. Carter G. Woodson – Black Excellence Excellist (12:21)
- Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space – PBS (10:18)
Cultural Icons
By pairing each module with living voices, students experience Garvey’s blueprint as practice: rooted identity, clear purpose, steady perseverance, and collective liberation. Garvey said, ‘We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind.’ Each film is a mirror for that work.
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