The African King Who Defeated The Portuguese & Returned Thousands of Slaves From Brazil

[@hometeamhistory806]

It’s important to remember that the slave trade was legal in the Kongo Empire. This event took place because an ambitious Portuguese Governor sought to conquer the region and enslave the people (making a lot of profit). At the time Kongo was powerful and so there were consequences for that. I highly recommend the Journal articles from John Thornton. He has done a lot of great work on the Kongo empire.

[@Demographicsoul662]

Was this timeframe their peak size as well?

[@hometeamhistory806]

@@Demographicsoul662 very good question. My knee jerk reaction is to say yes but I would have to do further research to make sure.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

Ah yes the great nation of Kongo, it's a shame they get hardly a blip in history. I find it odd so few ever try to highlight Kongo she was a world power for quite some time.

[@MrK-wu7ci]

"It’s important to remember that the slave trade was legal in the Kongo Empire. " Why? And what does that even mean? There are many types of servitude that are not 'slavery'.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

@@MrK-wu7ci Because it is significant that Kongo would force Portugal to return slaves when Kongo herself practice slavery. It shows a concern an loyalty to her people.

[@daron6616]

When I was very little I lived in a very racist rural small town. At my school, I remember some teachers and students that went out of their way to point out black folks/Africans as just being slaves with no other contributions in their history books. Luckily, I had a mother who taught me black history beginning in Africa through to the modern era . The racists never made me feel bad or ashamed of Africa like they intended because I learned the truth early on from my mother. I’m glad to see folks like you doing the same by spreading the gospel of African achievement to others that need to see and hear this.

[@uskuugeneration9023]

Thats awesome dude

[@stephenbrady5220]

Right? I don’t think they said anything about African culture besides Egypt. Entire textbooks to Greek, Romans, British etc. It’s ok, histories are preserved, if not from the books etc. they destroyed, from oral tradition, which is usually pretty accurate. This KZbin channel has taught me more than any teacher’s. I wish there was more information readily available. Google doesn’t have a lot of information. Any legit sources I can go to for African history going back further? Besides the videos here, I’ve seen those.

[@raymorris8447]

It sounds like you were taught wrong. Your history, as a "black" American, starts right here in America. Africa is the motherland because they told you it was the motherland. Life started in Africa because they told you it started in Africa. "No memories, just a misery, - Painting a picture of my enemies killing me, in my sleep. " - Tupac

[@raymorris8447]

@BlueWaters you were absolutely told these things. You're probably just so brainwashed that you're blinded with stupidity, but it's not your fault champ :)

[@hannibalabdullah-el8948]

@ Daron Uhuru!

[@danixxiixxlifestyle6801]

Crazy, I’m Haitian but my ancestors are from the Kongo and Senegal. Love to hear these stories

[@takalaniramabulana2168]

Wow, that's a great cultural combo 🙌🏽

[@mrhimselfalone7657]

None of them were innocent kill them all ( in my Spice 1voice)

[@maatatoure9602]

Danika ⚘🌍💕

[@shumonbrown5229]

They must be as Beautiful as you are in the Kongo and Senegal

[@i3lood4pride26]

Mine are from cameroon and Nigeria

[@takalaniramabulana2168]

This just proves that Africans had the strength to stand up against powerful foes ✊🏽

[@KmtNubian94]

had? still do we arent dead.

[@dagabgaz3129]

yes ! but also more importantly that the fall of kongo was only possible with the help of african traitors who stood with the enemy! we can not be divided and win

[@cavaugnsharkey2699]

I mean, this isn't the first time an African power defeated a foreign one, though.

[@stevengreen9536]

Not the size of the dog in the fight. But the size of the fight in the dog.

[@bondj3535]

@@dagabgaz3129 no one defeated Kongo but themselves. They started a civil war (for succession), which lasted ~70 years. At the end the foreign powers just collected the pieces ( Portugal, France and King Leopold of Belgium).

[@gabrielarmsted8020]

I am of Congolese decent. I am proud of my ancestors and I am learning my people's history and how fierce they really were.

[@nyakwarObat]

So you just proud of the fierce side, which was necessary for the time but not interested in the spiritual side basically which is more important.

[@gabrielarmsted8020]

@river nile bank nya om When you assume, you make an ass of yourself? You could have asked me a question but you decided to assume.

[@nyakwarObat]

@@gabrielarmsted8020back peddling, the fact you mention that first is telling

[@africaine4889]

@@nyakwarObat stop.assuming period.

[@clos1203]

I’m Puerto Rican we still have the original spirituality of the Congo people and Yoruba people. Since over 500,000 were shipped to the island our ancestors were able to practice and preserve their original spiritualities that predates religions that we have been forced on (Christianity,Islam, etc) by thousands of years! I’m proud to be Puerto Rican I love my African ancestors and our original spiritualities are so beautiful and enlightening.

[@racktown1157]

What are the original spiritualites that you are referring to?

[@whiskers11234]

that Spirituality is Voodoo or santaria..

[@racktown1157]

@@whiskers11234 There is nothing that predates Yahweh.( I AM,THAT I AM) ,the Alpha and Omega. During 16th and 18 Centuries Loango (Congo) was occupied by ( black Jews) Hebrews, who did not dwell in harmony with the other local tribes. Africans didn't sell their own people, Africans and Hebrews (Ashantee, Dahomey), sold Hebrews (Judah). After the split, Judah consisted of Benjamin, Levi, and probably Simeon.

[@paulmill9816]

Peace bro

[@clos1203]

Racktown 1 you need to do your research you got your ideas from Europeans. We never worshipped no one named Yahweh stop the nonsense the truth hurts.

[@lateraldeano]

The wisdom of this king is mind blowing.

[@bonesbrigade2o2o]

It's called education...

[@bonesbrigade2o2o]

@Y.H.A A exactly...

[@jahruntings7990]

It was wise he could have sought revenge straight away but decided to bide his time and patiently strike once he had a stronger foundation. The Portuguese underestimated him and should have listened to their own jesuits haha

[@meocean5499]

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[@wellnessassociation1796]

Thank you so much for your work. I'm from Angola and it's important to know the history the way really happened. African people have been neglected and we need to take action. Tell our history. Good job.👏🏿

[@freestylehood3936]

Exactamente siz 🙏🏾💯

[@meocean5499]

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[@EdenSophia118]

From 1501 to 1517, only those Israelites shipped into Angola but who were born in Portugal were allowed into the U.S. as enslaved ppl. It was a Papal Bull from the Queen of Spain.

[@EdenSophia118]

In 1492 when the Romans expelled the Israelites out of Rome. Many fled to Africa. Many fled to Portugal. Those who could not pay the hefty fee to get into Portugal had their children snatched from their parents. They were made "christians" (slaves) by the Roman church (priests) and boarded on boats. The children were from 3 to 14 years of age. They were assigned "godparents". MOST were initially shipped to ANGOLA and St. Thomas Island. Mothers were beaten with clubs as they clung to their children. Fathers smothered their children or grabbed them and fell into wells rather than see their children shipped off into slavery. Mothers ran behind the boats and were drowned at sea. In 1501, the Portuguese and Spanish slave trade began on a wider scale. West Africa and other Portuguese colonized lands became the lands where the Portuguese shipped the Israelites. In 70 A.D. when the Romans destroyed the 2nd Temple, they carried off many from the Tribe of Judah. Many Israelites were already in Rome. They were expelled in 1492. In 70 A.D. approximately 1 MILLION Israelites fled down into Africa to avoid further persecution, slavery, and to blend in. Those in Angola are Israelites from the Tribe of Judah.

[@Gary1234S]

Jamaican is in the house my brother I am enjoying your channel from st . Elizabeth Jamaica 🇯🇲 one love

[@valdabutler5663]

Redemption song!!

[@mercandog507]

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[@nielsvandenburg]

We DEFINITELY need a film about this. Amazing piece of history. Thank you

[@meocean5499]

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[@justicerighteousness3105]

Of course, Hollywood might not want to make it.

[@lutheruler7487]

Hollywood is racist only depict blacks as slaves only never kings or royals

[@justicerighteousness3105]

Where they are depicted as Kings or Royals more often, it's a comedy presentation.

[@sir_vaughn2018]

@@justicerighteousness3105 john boyega in woman king?

[@hansaniarchibald6919]

It cannot be stressed enough what great work you do in providing such quality content for us!

[@TheAlkebulanTrust]

One of many African empires that fought and won. This is why it is extremely important that we must be able to share our stories and pass it down to the next generations so that they get inspired and motivated ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@TheMrgoodmanners]

if you knew anything about the kongo you would not say the things you are saying. this primitive kingdom was the genesis and chaperon of the whole trans atlantic slave trade

[@4thzone697]

@@TheMrgoodmanners true. Kongo also had a chance to modernise their agricultural sector (introduction of the plow and domesticated farm animals by the Portuguese), but because the bureaucracy was so corrupt there were no incentives for farmers to implement these reforms. Why grow more when the kings men will just take it all anyway? Kongo could have set a positive precedent for African nations, but instead it created the worst possible one.

[@elcid8889]

So you mean that they fought against other African tribes in order not to be enslaved?

[@kermitthethinker1465]

Kongo Kingdom became duty rich thanks to slave trade with Portugal and because they converted to Catholicism,but Kongo was treated like a vassal by Portugal and all attempts to kick out the Portuguese failed miserably the biggest one was the battle of Mbwila in 1665,when a outnumbered Portuguese army defeated the Kongolese-Dutch army and forced Kongo to be out vassal states until they were annexed in 1914.

[@jamesvick6070]

​@@TheMrgoodmannersnobody in that region sold any African slaves

[@goldenageflash5924]

Before this, I was only aware of two Black rulers who defeated major invading European powers: King Menelik II - 1896 - defeated an Italian regiment at Adowa King Shaka Zulu - 1879 -defeated British forces : the Battle of Islandlwannda Matter of fact, the British calendars list that day as a major day of Rememberance Thank you much for sharing this

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Shaka didnt defeat the British in 1879; his nephew did.

[@nagone11]

This is the kind of information that is truly worth my time and effort, not only to listen to but to learn.

[@KingBuddha84]

See what happens when we work together! ? History is so important that it’s a weapon. that’s why it’s so hard to find it.

[@Anandaapologetics]

Very very true

[@meocean5499]

Yes, but the Bakongo monarchy (and speaking as a Bakongo myself), was also responsible for angolan colonization. Since the Mbundo were their vassal state, they just gave the Portuguese Luanda, and from there the Ndongo kingdoms suffered severely. So, we didn’t work together at all. Angola is a mosaic of tribes, if there was a time ig ever worked is only now, cuz back then, this kingdom was stabbing left and right.

[@Anandaapologetics]

@@meocean5499 all of Africa is a mosaic of tribes grounded into countries they didn’t create

[@bezzyranx9839]

FACTS!!💯💯💯

[@kilimanjaro77international26]

It's sad how many of black folks treated other blacks

[@opakular]

This is one of the most monumental events in African history. This battle should be portrayed in a movie!

[@DjmitchG]

They will find a way to make it a white saviour movie

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

@@DjmitchG did they really do that with black panther though? besides theres lot of black directors I think would do the justice to the history and if we crowd fund it we could get it. I'd love to see african folk tales brought to life for kids.

[@DjmitchG]

@@jacksparrowismydaddy black panther is fiction. Think of any true story and there is a white saviour complex always lumped in there.

[@leob.venzen1153]

Only if We, Afrikans finance, write, produce, direct, act in, and distribute It!

[@MichaelClayton64]

Well a story about Kandake/Queen Amanirenas is in production in Universal Studios since it was announced in Deadline, and Queen Amanirenas is well known for leading 30,000 Nubian soldiers against the Roman's in a war that lasted for five years from 27 BCE - 22 BCE and Will Packer would be directing the movie, I just hope Lupita Nyong'o gets to play as Queen Amanirenas.

[@gojira4036]

Italy: Lost to Ethiopia Portugal: Lost to Kongo and Mali. British: Lost to Egypt French: Lost to Tunisia and Algeria Greeks:lost to Sudan Turkey: Lost to Ethiopia also (With the help of Portuguese)

[@kingza97]

And France: Lost to Haiti

[@BrightMShibulojr]

And 57 years ago the British were defeated mainly by stones and whatever was close by Zambians.

[@MichaelClayton64]

@@kingza97 And Persia, Rome and Arabs lost to Nubia, And the Portuguese lost to the Ajuraan Empire and the Rozvi Empire, and also Moors ruled in Spain for 800 years.

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

British: Lost to Ashanti fighters during the Ashanti war for the Golden Stool

[@imyourcuzn1997]

Lol Britishs lost to the Zulus of South Africa

[@Kikongolessons]

Very proud of the Kongo king who fought like a lion for his people, and until in brazil the kongolese fought for their freedom. Matondo Home Team.

[@diatadiatainternationalfol6038]

Oye! Matondo ma mingui!!

[@Kikongolessons]

@@diatadiatainternationalfol6038 Oye !!!

[@leyamiatudila7047]

@@Kikongolessons Matondo Mavimbi !!

[@Kikongolessons]

@@leyamiatudila7047 🥰🥰

[@megaoldskool76]

THE BEST TEAM EVER..... HOME TEAM!! Thx again for the history lesson!

[@dustfreequeen5151]

Now pass it on.

[@j.d.552]

@@dustfreequeen5151 definitely!!!

[@meocean5499]

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[@amorimbac]

Portuguese here! I found this video really interesting. The history of early european atlantic expansion is way more interesting than anything that is usually taught at school. I wish the history of african kingdoms and empires was better known.

[@EdenSophia118]

It was the Portuguese who began sending Israelite CHILDREN into slavery beginning in 1492. They snatched CHILDREN from the arms of their mothers and fathers, made them into "christians" sanctioned by the Catholic church and shipped them away initially, mainly to Angola and St. Thomas. They were assigned "godparents" who taught them to be good slaves. Mothers were beaten with clubs. Some were drowned at sea while running behind the boats. Fathers smothered their children or grabbed them and jumped in wells rather than see them go into slavery. From 1501 to 1517, only those Israelites in Angola, but who were born in Portugal, could come to America as enslaved ppl. It was a Papal Bull from the Queen of Spain. The Portuguese and Spanish slave trade began on a wide scale in 1501. All of W. Africa and other Portuguese colonized lands were now being populated with The Tribe of Judah. When those Israelites fled into Portugal in 1492 from Rome, the Bible began being fulfilled as to what will become of the Tribe of Judah for their disobedience towards The Most High. The snatching of children, putting irons around their necks, stripping them of all of their earthly possessions, etc started in Portugal, NOT the U.S. Most of those who suffered during the Spanish Inquisition were the Israelites. The Tribe of Judah.

[@margemsulniggas]

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[@ibogggh2975]

I have no respect for your people because what they did and continue to do.

[@margemsulniggas]

@@ibogggh2975 are u from Portugal 🇵🇹?

[@ibogggh2975]

@@margemsulniggas no, I am a black man

[@GEPF777]

Thank you for making these videos. Love from Angola 🇦🇴 ❤

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

I am African born and this is the first time I CRIED about my history ….a tear of joy!

[@lamartinezola8507]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mbwila

[@wyndhl8309]

That which has been hidden in the darkness and under the bushel shall be made known and come to light. The African Holocaust, not unlike the Jewish European Holocaust, must be neither forgotten nor modified!

[@GabGotti3]

You cried over a fairytale

[@transformel.l.c.2544]

@@GabGotti3 what fairytale? Have you studied this history to know?

[@wyndhl8309]

@Gab Gotti Are you not afraid to assert that the Jewish European Holocaust was a "Fairytale"? Do not insist on being the biblically doubting Thomas lest you be totally consumed by the power of their wrath - that of the Jewish Europeans. Take warning my friend!

[@jayleetzvevo460]

Please admin note there's another King of the Shona tribe of Rozvi called Dombo (meaning stone). He defeated the Portuguese. He's the one who killed A Portuguese senior missionary called Father Goncalo da Silveira who had infiltrated south east Africa now Mozambique. He also defeated the Portuguese army which was sent to revenge for the assassination of Da Silveira under a Portuguese general Francesco Bareto who was killed along with all his troops by Dombo and his Rozvi Army. He was a powerful man. He's the reason why Zimbabwe never infested by Portuguese because he was a brutal leader who defeated the whites until his time of death. His full name if not mistaken is Domboramwari (meaning the Rock of Gods)

[@numinuecooper9975]

This is African history.

[@p.w.7493]

Thank you for sharing, brother/Home Team!! Great information!! Can't help but think how happy those ancestors were to be returned to their homeland and be reunited/reconnected with family and friends. That's what we're talking about! Our ancestors were FEARLESS soldiers!!!💯

[@DaniLills]

Your channel is one of the best I’ve encountered on this platform! Thank you so much for delving in to aspects of African history that are not as well known. It is important that this information become more widespread because the world has truly been brainwashed regarding the contributions of Africa and her people.

[@justicerighteousness3105]

It sure fit's a certain narrative not to speak favorable about Africa or Black people in general.

[@edwardhaglin2322]

The black Seminole John Horse has a great story .got his group to Oklahoma from Florida then left for Mexico where he got independence from slavery and USA .one of the few that defeated the slavers and found freedom and was give huge land grant for service in Mexican Army .the book ' Hunted like a Wolf ' details his war and his flight to find freedom for his family and friends.,

[@Buster_Cherri]

I wish this was taught to us in school instead of just showing us as slaves. It would of brought a sense of pride being a young African American.

[@arthurriley2957]

You state a sad truth that technology has brought to the forefront. The genie is now out of the bottle. A new war to contain and control the truth and the history of my people has begun. Too much self- knowledge and as a result, pride was not what they had in mind for greater "information. access" that the internet provides.

[@Buster_Cherri]

@Tony Taco we are a lost tribe of people here in America. Most people I know can only trace their roots back to the deep south and that's it, no lineage back to Africa or those of us who were already here, nothing that doesn't picture us as slaves. Our history has been erased and our ancestors failed to pass down knowledge or keep land for future generations to prosper on. We must change that.

[@jpair205]

You really expect the corrupt system to teach us stuff like this....😒

[@jpair205]

@Tony Taco I don't care about no one teaching me anything because I go research for myself this doesn't apply to me

[@Buster_Cherri]

@Tony Taco If u know them then why harbor valuable information like that? Just to make it seem like you are in higher regards and come on here and try and down talk. Good thing I know better

[@BeeWhistler]

One of the big takeaways from this for me is that history has been warped and twisted to make all African nations through history seem primitive and unsophisticated. Nothing could be further from the truth but you don’t hear about it in public school. Even my daughter’s textbook was basically, “Egypt Muslim Arab Mansa Musa salt mines look at these towers and pyramids slave trade bad okay bye.” More than I learned as a kid but still pretty insignificant. Thank you for bringing this information to us and doing such extensive work on these videos. The narration is top quality as well, very soothing voice. I remember my ancestors because that’s all they teach in school. Here I learn about your ancestors, and the things they don’t bother to tell me about mine.

[@michaelbenardo5695]

They know that if more Black folks know the truth, it will destroy the myth of White supremacy.

[@princeamirg]

This type of history should be in our school systems 👑🏁

[@antoniorichardson6819]

Lol yea right they don't even talk about Musa and he funded the Roman's.

[@meocean5499]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2jEYYWrbK2AmqM

[@tonydele2730]

@Joshua ben John yahudi in moorish science means those who crossed the river... Also the Yahweh or the YHWH work is the 4 elements according to there culture if remember it right

[@Hunte9753]

I rather see this than any Marxist doctrine

[@panafricanismstrikesback]

History in school is an Overview.

[@charlescummings1128]

I was pleased to discover your KZbin channel. I plan to share your videos with my grandchildren. Our history is something that has long been ignored, altered, and minimized. Thank you.

[@rumhound5903]

I have a confession! I'm not black.....BUT Learning about African history has been such a great lesson. I mean no offense to the "classics", but I grew tired of hearing about the same Greeks, Egyptians, Italians, ect. My favorite classic, Hannibal, who was African. To know more about the continent he came from helped me understand him better. To know more of the power that resides in Africa historically & present has left an impression on me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge here and what a pleasure it's been to follow you.

[@Pyrrhic537]

An African total war is overdue .

[@720x66]

This would make a great movie 👏🏿

[@indigolotus1100]

I'm sure you've heard this before but you should teach classes. I've learned so much more on this channel than in classrooms

[@fakshen1973]

Killing the Portuguese woild have stirred anger among the influential in Portugal. Leaving them alive gave the king more to batgain with... especially with the Pope. The king's long game was epic.

[@meocean5499]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2jEYYWrbK2AmqM

[@some1350]

Great video. Like you said it's a shame more people don't know about this, I will try to look into this myself.

[@SoundScientist1]

I'm here for the NON-white-washed version of our history. 🙋🏾‍♂️✊🏽✌🏽

[@nagone11]

I'm a strong student of history, but I have found the stuff I don't know is the history I either have not read, or was ever told.

[@guhad0108]

You should really react to Somali history this they don’t want us to know even tho we have the longest coast of Africa we never sold any of our people we ruled the east even the queen from kemmet came to Somalia to her cousin Cush with millions of people

[@cromcccxvi3787]

Well you didn't get it... The Portuguese didn't enslave Africans, they bought them. They had been enslaved for 100's of years, just like people were in every other part of the world. You think a boat full of 50 Portuguese conquered the mighty Ashanti Empire or the Kongo Kings? They sold off the tribes they had conquered, it is in their own records. smh

[@cromcccxvi3787]

​@@guhad0108The Romans kept records of everything, they were buying slaves from North Africa as early as 1500BC... and Ethiopia itself didn't even outlaw slavery until 1942.... so where are you getting this from. Emperor Haile Selassie made it law, and it was a really big deal​

[@guhad0108]

@@cromcccxvi3787 did I say ethophia? We know ethophia sold slaves even the British rewarded them and till today they have half of Somalia the brits gave them and they don’t like Somalis we know but we Somalis never sold our people we fought the ethophians because of this and we were never colonized we fought the British the Italy and France ofcourse they lie after they run and the ethophians hide behind their masters

[@p1r8z0r]

Thank you for sharing this amazing story! I always learn so much from this channel!

[@OniMetsuki]

I would have loved to hear about such stories in our schools here in the UK. I always knew that there must be Much more to Africa than I had heard about. Upon hearing about the discovery of Timbuktu by early European explorers, it was the stories of gold being so common there that spread through Europe ... but to me it was the overlooked 5 libraries of that early city that excited me ! Such a shame this Real treasure was passed over in search of greed. I understand there was also an ancient map of the solar system found there more recently that showed 8 or 9 planets, certainly beyond what the Europeans had discovered at that time. There is much lost History to be rediscovered in Africa...

[@giovanniacuto2688]

I was studying African history at university in the Uk and Nigeria as long ago as 1968. I still have quite a few books, some written by European or American academics but a large number also by African academics predominantly Nigerians.

[@OniMetsuki]

@@giovanniacuto2688 The knowledge is spreading and people are getting wiser.... been a bumpy few years recently of course, but we saner heads are slowly prevailing. Once we makes it past this next 100 years I think humanity may have a bright future. (old reply I know, but just now saw your reply in an old tab)

[@fourthprince1099]

I love your channel. Makes me feel like I can accomplish anything with ancestors like this.

[@leob.venzen1153]

Excellent presentation on Afrika and Her story! And you have the perfect voice for it! Asante sana!

[@FromNothing]

Loved this!

[@williamarm8181]

Black Ourstory keeps on amazing me. Thanks for this great information on our glorious past.i hope it will encourage our youth to know what we are capable of when we work together.

[@calebtaylor5856]

You did a great job on this video! Very interesting.

[@1maakheru]

You are doing a wonderful job, in bringing to light some unknown or hidden facts about of our Story. Blessings.

[@analyticnexus]

Great video, am Portuguese and white, but the history of my country and our relations with the African people are incredibly interesting and still relevant Thank you for exploring this topic 💚

[@leobvenzen8565]

Relevant to Afrikans to Never forget that it was the portuguese, who instituted the trans Atlantic enslavement of Afrikans after they invaded Afrika! The death, wars and destabilization resulting from your people's invasian and enslavement of Afrikans cannot be summed up as simply "interesting." Afrikans should/will never forget or forgive you and your people for the hell you brought to my people!!

[@justicerighteousness3105]

Of course, what made Portugal so imperialistic in the first place probably had to do with the peninsula having been occupied by the Moors for 700 years. Then other European countries who were more or less already imperialistic seem to follow.

[@jwell12345ify]

Played your video for my students. Now they ask me to put it on during lunch almost every day

[@claudiushedrington752]

Wonderful ! Simply Wonderful Indeed ." The Dream is One , One World Africa , Now and Forever !" 😎

[@dagabgaz3129]

these videos bring one question to my african mind again and again. who THE HELL designed our history education curriculums?? i have never heard so much of these stories. ..learning so much!

[@shadora]

As a history student, the presence of topics like "advantages of colonialism" in our Kenyan history textbook was my side eye moment to this independent thing ...

[@dagabgaz3129]

@@shadora what?! ' advantages of colonialism?' that is crazy !!

[@yosefshawarma3739]

@dag abgaz, you asked "who the hell designed our history education curriculum"? That'll be your oppressor: the white man. They created the UN and from there everything that was meant to either distort history facts , if not hiding it. That will be your UNESCO, which was created to design what's to be taught and what's not to be taught. They control your governments with donations and loans, in order to keep them asleep. That's why you're not being this history in classrooms. Fortunately for us, now we can read; therefore we can learn it on our own.

[@dagabgaz3129]

@@yosefshawarma3739 indeed!

[@petorinalee8027]

I agree with you.

[@cheggmi3637]

Thank you very much for this. I have learned so much from you. Africans were divided so the Europeans can come in through the cracks and rule. Can you please do a research on the oyo kingdom. Thank you.

[@buteos8632]

lol Africa, like any other continent in the world, was divided, competitive. It wasn't the white men that invented division!!! Are you mad??

[@TY-km8hj]

@@buteos8632 invent? No. Promote and increase? Most definitely, same as the British did in India with the Sikh, Muslim and Hindu communities

[@justicerighteousness3105]

Of course, some of those divisions already existed before. But foreigners capitalized on them.

[@Geminikuku99]

Amazing is the information you keep bringing forth !! Keep up the awesome work.

[@ST69]

Yeah his channel is awesome as a white guy I never knew any of this . I was never taught it . It’s deff cool to learn the actual truth straight from the source . He’s very articulate n explains it so well in all his videos . Great channel

[@aidengranahan3598]

Sending ☮️&💓 to my African brothers and sisters from you Irish brother may God bless you all in these times of trouble.

[@smileylady485]

Bless you bro

[@DanielSantos-dm6kh]

Guys you dont imagine the impact this had on me ! As a person that was born and bread and portugal and studying history in school ( specially the Portuguese expasion and colonazation in school ) this type of events they never tell us black/african decendents . So thank you very much for this history lesson

[@TheSacredGrove]

Huge parts of South America, especally portugese America was known as Africa, Congo, Angola etc. look into that in the Moorish historical narritives. Youll be amazed.

[@douglasjones2570]

Great video. Thank you!

[@loquat44-40]

The Portuguese also suffered at least two major defeats in north Africa. Battle of Tangier Part of Moroccan-Portuguese conflicts Date 13 September 1437 - 19 October 1437 Battle of Alcácer Quibir was fought in northern Morocco, near the town of Ksar-el-Kebir and Larache, on 4 August 1578.

[@jeswazwadi7049]

thank you for bringing this part of Kongolese history to life I only thought the slave returnees went to Liberia(Congo people/afro Americo & a few others to Sierra Leone known as Creoles

[@SadamSalum]

@Joshua ben John bro how do i know more about this?

[@meocean5499]

@Joshua ben John stop spreading your misinformation, Luanda as I’ve already told you comes from Kimbundo and Kikongo term KIANDA, it means mermaid, instead of purposely trusting the US department of whatever talk to locals, get to hear from the people who live their culture, wtf you even spreading, you wanna be jew so bad, just do it ways from everyone else.

[@africaine4889]

@@meocean5499 that is a black american who goes with the story that black americans do not cosme from africa. They distort the whole history lol

[@maragolihistory2118]

@Joshua ben John 100% true, I know this history as well. It's absolutely true. Kongo especially the Loango was a Jewish kingdom.

[@maragolihistory2118]

@@africaine4889 But it's true, the Loango and many groups found today in Kongo to Angola to Zimbabwe are ancient Jews. I have evidence to support these.

[@rasxYT]

home team! ...this is very well done and educational for me!

[@kamiaesanto]

I just love when you put content from Subsaharan Africa 😀

[@ZuriArtia]

Its amazing a single province in the Kongo Kingdom, Soyo, laid a crushing defeat on the Portuguese in 1670 in The Battle of Kitombo that stalled Portuguese aspirations of conquering the Kingdom for the next two centuries.

[@richardlopez2932]

I've read a modest handful of things by William Styron, Joseph Conrad and George Orwell about international relationships with African/non-Caucasian parts of the world, but virtually nothing from black authors themselves save the Last Detail and perhaps a few other things similar to that. So, your channel is definitely helping me to start filling in the blanks of my own lacking knowledge, and I am personally indebted to your efforts. I'm sure if you ever got tired of making videos some day, there'd be a strong alternative in writing either fiction or poetry or whatever else you set your mind to, and I'd be first in line to get my hands on a copy. Thanks again. I'll be loading intellectual-pistols if anyone's looking for me.

[@omoz189]

Interesting history i never knew about this until now! Bless for bringing to us this content 🙏

[@NuAfu]

Bruh I never about this story at all. Salute ✊🏿⚔️

[@MrMannface]

And you never will hear of it again in Western culture

[@dustfreequeen5151]

You have to take it apon yourself to learn about your own history. Never rely on schools to tell you about your people. They will white wash everything.....EVERYTHING!🤣

[@reneecavaluzzi3769]

I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm American but I've been studying Africa for the last few months. I think that history is everybody's history no matter where it takes place. But we all come from Africa and everything in this world is connected. What we do affects others in the world and what happens in Africa affects others in the world and that goes for everywhere. It kind of makes me angry that they never told us any of this stuff in School. But then again they lied about so many things so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I just thank goodness that I know now. Tat I didn't die without knowing.

[@micropiredworld]

Great video. I signed up on Paetron 👍👍👍👍 Thanks for doing what you do for our community ✊🏾🖤✊🏾🖤✊🏾🖤

[@samisoquar7079]

Inspirational!!!! The way King Nkanga a Mvika handled the tense ambience of criticisms and doubt while still thinking ahead to strategically defeat and embarrass the Portuguese colonists is remarkable!!! Could you make a video about the power strife between the kingdom of Medri Bahri (present day Eritrea) and the ottoman empire.

[@iamrich4274]

We don’t know about this because “they” write our textbooks in Africa

[@nothingnothing5183]

That is a problem that needs to be fixed ASAP

[@JAHDCypha]

Same here in the caribbean..

[@vjones3471]

Same here nothing was taught but slavery

[@paulmill9816]

Still colonized...leaders told to gey in line.

[@iamrich4274]

@Gerry Hagen how do you know they didn’t??

[@CripX4]

The Portuguese escaped harsh criticism, people mostly focused on The British, US and Spain... All while the Portuguese were the head controlling the slave trade

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Don't be so surprised because the Portuguese took specific steps to hush their part in the transatlantic slave trade.

[@ProtectionOfficerThomasLawson]

Thank you for the knowledge my brother

[@4thQuarterMentality]

Finally some Wins. Thanks

[@SaintJay1989]

I don’t usually go around in the comments telling this to people, but I am portuguese ( born) and angolan, my family name is Mbande, Mbandi, Mbanda - it’s always being changed around mostly by foreigners portuguese and english speakers that keep on changing it also. Anyway I hoped you considered my direct ancestors on my bloodline including the queen Nzinga. She also made connections with the dutch, and kept on fighting back against the portuguese. Many centuries later, I was born in Portugal, when my family moved, but I also have portuguese ancestors on my angolan side, also of nobel background. I have family that is Sousa too, eventually even Queen Nzinga had to change her name to Ana de Sousa when she was baptized by the catholic church and received portuguese nobility titles.

[@char_d.0908]

Thanks for the knowledge. Good video ❤

[@daniellukonga7365]

This confirms a lot of my theories 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩

[@meocean5499]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2jEYYWrbK2AmqM Lol

[@scottrussell5866]

Thank you, this history is so unknown to so many.

[@catch22fit]

This is great info. Thank you. The Imbangala has been researched as a possible origin of many salient rituals of Palo Mayombe and Palo Monte traditions of Cuba.

[@jrichieander6832]

My whole life I been upset that Africa never came back for slaves of other countries this makes me smile know one man wasn’t for it

[@RhymePOETIK13]

Awsome history, but when one mentions Luanda we are talking the capital of Angola 🇦🇴 , Queen Nzinga Mbande fought for her people against the Portuguese.

[@antoniochivite1230]

Deep true, she from angola not Congo but the both coutries are neighbour

[@diatadiatainternationalfol6038]

@@antoniochivite1230 Also they were not countries but great nations., before that Berlin conference, dividing Africa like pie. So what is now called Angola was once part of the huge realm of the Congo

[@mikailm6934]

Luanda wasn't the capital of ANgola back then as it didn't exist, Ngola existed but Luanda wasn't it's capital, it was the primarily zone of the Portuguese presence

[@kongolese4693]

@@mikailm6934 These people don't even know that Luanda is originally a Kongo city. Don't bother try teach

[@unchartedbrass230]

"If I may quote you on that," It's [Njinga Mbandi] belonging to the N'dongo Kingdom which spreads all the way to the Capital Luanda. And "Nzinga" is what the kingdom of Mbanza-Congo claim of having one to the above mentioned in the first stanza.

[@worldwarrior1274]

We the Brazilian people received the greatest number of african slaves over 5.5 million. As a triracial man with Native, African and portuguese blood i have greatest LOVE for my oppressed ancestors the Natives and Africans and shame about the Portuguese and their racist atrocities. In Brazil our ancestors created Capoeira a fighting style disguised as a dance for whenever the racist white men would be around us they would simply think we are just dancing and singing and not know that we were practicing to gain back our FREEDOM from these demonic people enslaving us in the name of GOD. It was with Capoeira and the strength of GOD that we freed ourselves and told them point blank "Independence or death". After they had lost enough men and firearms they surrendered and stopped official slavery. Now a days most of Brazil population in Afro/Native. This goes to show that those who have a Warriors Spirit which is Faith exemplified can do anything because the SPIRIT OF FREEDOM IS RIGHTEOUS and its simply a matter of time before it regains ground and is victorious over negative evil racist spirit that believes in subjugation and superiority over other different from themselves. May this video empower all those who have suffered injustly. If you STAY STRONG YOU TOO WILL KNOW VICTORY ONE DAY.

[@reginaoldwells2064]

Thank you for the research. Of our people. Please don't stop.

[@LusoTrapo]

I was born in Portugal to Parents from Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde and learnt part of this history from my dad, very cool to find this video with correlating information they loved this video too

[@abdulsharif6541]

Salute to "The Home Team History" As we learn our "Afro Diaspora History" we must analyze both "The Mistakes Made" and "The Excellent Actions" by our "Afro Diaspora Ancestors" We must move forward and properly connect with "On Code Afro Diaspora People" to aggregate our Ideas, Skills, and Resources to improve, advance, and elevate Afrika and our Afro Diaspora before the end of this decade (2020-2030) #Umoja_wa_Afrika2030

[@stayalert7060]

Great video. If you see this, please do one of CHIEF MKWAWA OF THE HEHE TRIBE IN TANZANIA

[@BlindMellowJelly]

I always was under the impression spain had just come out of a 80 year Domination by Africa when the slave trade began. I say that because the Portuguese were not hard to defeat if we just freed them from captivity. I was taught The Moors lead the invasion but by 1400 or so it was over.

[@rocca2425]

Magnificent History! Thank You.

[@kinalendelegodson199]

"At equal knowledge, truth triumphs "Ceick Anta Diop... Thanks bro for your amazing work

[@ronaldmadziro5679]

Africa has some great leaders in its history,it's either they get sabotaged and betrayed and have their enemies propped up.In other cases the great work of the good African leaders get underreported and overshadowed by the many bad leaders who are propped up by the enemy. Anyways thanks for reporting on this great Afri can leader who was able to negotiate restitution of his people back to their home from Brazil.I have read about this story before, so good to see you present it in its contextual way.

[@tangabiang5282]

This battle of Mbandikasi really needs to be thought to Africans and black Americans, as well as to the whole world, as it shows that true African rulers fought slavery, and that enslavement was carried out by Western rulers who had succeeded ascending to the throne of many African kingdoms.

[@ZuriArtia]

Kongo (Soyo) was kicking Portugal's butt throughout 17th century especially in the Battle of Kitombo where Portuguese decapitated heads were hung up on several streets.

[@GTarget-95]

Fight for the freedom and prosperity of your own not fight against your own, to subject them to further slavery... May he rest in perfect peace for defending his own...

[@TheCluesRNTheBlues]

Read his comment, the slave trade was legal in the Kongo Empire.

[@maatatoure9602]

@@TheCluesRNTheBlues See the reality, the Europeans are the one who legalized the slavery in the Congo, the same way they did in Europe and everywhere else!

[@TheCluesRNTheBlues]

@@maatatoure9602 Keep playing that denial song to absolve any wrong doing. This was the Kongo Empire. There has been extensive research done, and vids by this very same creator, on how certain tribes and Empires captured people from other empires and tribes and sold them off to the Europeans. There have even been admission of some Africans of their own families being involved in it. Then there is the book Daughters of the Trade, where Portuguese married into African families, and we’re dealing within the slave trade.

[@sistagirllondon]

@@TheCluesRNTheBlues very, very interesting. Your point?

[@marcioluis3829]

@@TheCluesRNTheBlues not at all

[@yannickkifumbi7911]

Thank you so much Home Team for your love, passion and unmeasured contribution to afro-descendants 🙏🙏🤙🤙👏👏👍👍

[@greatblackness5951]

I give thanks to you. You are helping us rise. Ase' young man and old soul.♥️🖤💚

[@Morgue12free]

Another great content HT 👍

[@elaztic]

I hope you get a chance to make a movie with Ryan Coogler with all of the African history you’ve covered.

[@m.worthy]

Don't forget to add several *_Thomas Mapfumo_* classics to the soundscape.....🎶🎶🎶

[@nathankukesa8125]

I'm proud to be Congolese and from the Kongo Tribe✊

[@rachelsykes1526]

Thank you❣️ I had never heard of this until you presented it. Knowledge is power❣️💐🌻💖

[@kevinonyango2434]

Good 👍🏿. I Always love and look forward to your content. Please do something on the Garifuna

[@yahudajackson1378]

HomeTeam History, thank you for yet another eye opening lesson of our timeless history. I have a question. Does the relationship between the portugese and the Kingdom of Congo have any relationship with the spanish inquisition and the Balanta of Guinea or Guinea-Bissau ? I ask because i have wondered where the portugese sent all of those black people who would not submit to christianity, I know so many were killed in what their oppressors called "acts of faith" but I understand many were sent to parts of west Africa as well.

[@AzureKite191]

Angolans, and Cape Verdeans are all Portuguese as well since they have Portuguese blood.

[@AzureKite191]

@Joshua ben John You can be White Portuguese and look Black and African

[@AzureKite191]

@Joshua ben John You can be Portuguese /Spanish Caucasian and still appear Black African

[@africaine4889]

@@AzureKite191 please do not lie to the people and cape verdians, mozambicans and people from guinea bissau all colonized by portugal are not portuguese. And since when do you have portuguese blood. It is like saying ghanians or nigerians are british and have british blood hecause they were colonized by Britain. Angolans and capverdian have been s brainwashed, they really think they are portuguese lol. When we all know that portugal does not give you visas like that Shame

[@sentinal2343]

Island of "st thomas" off the west coast, nigerian region!

[@Darksparkz22]

Wonderful coverage about our continuous struggle! Our real life stories and history are far superior to the fairy tales people gloat over on the big screens of Hollywood. Appreciate your empowering page.

[@kinrich]

Feel blessed to be congolese 🙏🏾🇨🇩

[@OpenLearner-fl3jo]

I would like to Thank You for Your Service. (We need this content.)

[@kelvinalston41]

Brother you are appreciated for your hard work thank you