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The White Global North/The Black Global South: The Caste-System And the Creation of Our Unequal World.

For five hundred years, one ideology has shaped human relations more profoundly than any other: the racial caste system. This system—placing those identifying as White in dominion over all others, particularly Black populations—has infiltrated every aspect of human existence regardless of status or creed.

Today's world remains divided between the system's beneficiaries in the Global North and its victims in the Global South. While claiming to have abandoned racist beliefs, those in power continue exercising control over Black families, communities, lands, and nations to extract resources and labor for their advancement. The persistent global devaluation of Black lives provides irrefutable evidence of this system's continued operation.

This book meticulously traces the racial caste system from its origins through its rise to global dominance. It reveals how education and knowledge manipulation have allowed this master ideology to flourish while subsuming lesser ideologies beneath it. The text exposes how history—reduced by the powerful to mere dates and heroes—actually functions as a repository of collective experiences that shape contemporary psychology and behavior.

The systematic assault on African history—beginning with prohibitions on literacy, evolving to knowledge restrictions, and culminating in book bans and factual distortions—has deliberately separated subjugated peoples from their historical foundations. This separation has undermined their ability to influence their own economies, politics, laws, and cultures.

History, this work argues, holds the key to unlocking a people's latent power. Without confronting and dismantling the racial caste system, the exploitation of Global South peoples and nations seems destined to continue indefinitely.

ADOWA IV-VII EMPEROR YOHANNES IV

The Adowa saga continues with Kassai Mircha, the future Emperor Yohannes IV, who was just as great visionary a leader as Emperor Tewodros II before him. Characterized by unparalleled discipline, both in life and politics, his commitment to the people and his nation and his indefatigable patriotism are on display against enormous challenges facing his empire.

When Dejazmatch Kassai Mircha allied with British forces against Emperor Tewodros II, few could have predicted his meteoric rise to become one of Ethiopia's most formidable rulers. Born into aristocracy with connections to the Solomonic dynasty, young Kassai chafed under his limited title of "balambarass" bestowed on him by Emperor Tewodros II and harbored greater ambitions.

His opportunity came after the fall of Emperor Tewodros II.

Armed with British rifles and backed by military genius Alula Qube, Kassai methodically consolidated power across Tigray before claiming the imperial throne as Emperor Yohannes IV after a decisive victory at Adowa. His coronation at Axum, however, coincided with Europe's colonial powers setting their sights on carving up Africa.

When Italian forces pushed into the highlands, Emperor Yohannes' general Ras Alula delivered a devastating response at the Battle of Dogali, annihilating 500 Italian soldiers in a conflict that outraged European powers. While Italy sought to leverage this "massacre" to justify further aggression and courted rival prince Menelik of Shoa, Emperor Yohannes successfully united Ethiopia's regional leaders against foreign invasion.

Yet at the height of his power, with victory against Mahdist invaders within reach, a single sniper's bullet changed the course of Ethiopian history. The mortally wounded emperor named his nephew as heir, but Menelik of Shoa seized the opportunity to claim the throne as Emperor Menelik II.

Discover the untold story of the warrior emperor whose leadership against colonial powers shaped modern Ethiopia in this riveting account of ambition, betrayal, and national destiny.

ADOWA VII-X EMPEROR MENELIK II

The Adowa saga concludes with Emperor Menelik II, the Negus of Shoa who would embody both the qualities of Emperor Tewodros II and Yohannes IV before him.

Born into Shoa's royal lineage in 1844, young Menelik's destiny took a dramatic turn when Emperor Tewodros II imprisoned the 12-year-old prince after conquering his father's kingdom. For nine years, Menelik languished in captivity at Magdella until a daring escape returned him to his people, who immediately embraced him as their rightful leader.

When Emperor Yohannes IV's forces arrived in Shoa in 1877, the pragmatic Menelik chose submission over confrontation, securing his position in the south while patiently awaiting his opportunity for the throne. That moment came with Emperor Yohannes's death, allowing Menelik to claim the imperial crown in 1889 as European powers circled Ethiopia with colonial ambitions.

The Italians, incensed by Emperor Menelik's independence, dispatched General Oreste Baratieri to subjugate the defiant African nation. After initial successes at Adigrat, Adowa, and Mekelle, the overconfident Baratieri boasted to Rome that he would soon bring the savage Emperor Menelik of Africa "in a cage."

What the Italians failed to recognize was Emperor Menelik's political genius. While they attempted to exploit Ethiopia's internal divisions, the emperor masterfully united formerly rival kingdoms against their common enemy—awakening the indomitable Ethiopian spirit that had previously repelled Portuguese, Turkish, and Egyptian invaders.

The stage was set for one of history's most decisive confrontations. When 20,000 Italian troops advanced on Adowa on March 2, 1896, they encountered an Ethiopian force that shattered half their army in a total rout. This stunning victory forced Europe to recognize Ethiopia's sovereignty and sent shockwaves throughout the colonized world.

As news spread, Black people across the globe celebrated Ethiopia's triumph. The Battle of Adowa transformed Ethiopia into a beacon of independence and fulfilled the vision of three successive emperors—Tewodros, Yohannes, and Menelik—by establishing an African nation as an equal on the world stage and igniting a flame of hope that would inspire liberation movements for generations to come.

Discover the extraordinary journey of the emperor who outmaneuvered European powers and changed the course of African history in this captivating account of resistance, unity, and triumph against impossible odds.