(The Root) — This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for ...

This commentary is authored by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College. In the Christmas Season, we may think about the greatest Christian missionaries, and rate them based ...

People and places -- 'Dr Livingstone I presume?' : writing about the Zambesi Expedition -- 'No longer unaided and alone': the formation of the Zambesi Expedition -- Technologies of expedition -- ...

The mill -- Mission -- Joining up -- A new world -- The pioneer -- Conflict in Mabotsa -- Drought in Chonwane -- Salvation in Kolobeng -- Lake Ngami -- Sebitwane ...

Specifically, he hoped to exploit the fame and mystery surrounding British explorer Dr. David Livingstone, who had been missing in Africa for four years. Although Livingstone’s achievements charting ...