Historians Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall investigate fascinating, forgotten, and misunderstood histories from the margins. With a focus on Africa, they explore the intriguing personalties and events that shaped our history — stories that have been either omitted or suppressed from the mainstream historical record. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See
The multi-racial 1898 election in the Cape Colony was the most factional in its history. What was more, it was an election that found the mining magnate and self-professed racist, Cecil John Rhodes, prostrating himself before an entirely black audience. But just why he ended up at this meeting...
Published 04/25/24
In this week's episode Nick and Matthew chat about three fascinating - but entirely unrelated - topics. You'll find out why Cape Christians and Muslims all eat pickled fish over Easter. How a brutalist masterpiece came to be in Durban's port - and why it's on the verge of being torn down. And...
Published 04/18/24