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Inside the Kingdom of Hayti, 'the Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere'

  • Written by Marlene Daut, Associate Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia
An 1811 wood engraving depicts the coronation of King Henry.Fine Art America

Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther,” which recently became the first superhero drama to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda. The Black Panther, also known as T’Challa, rules over this...

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