1579 Yasuke

The story of the first foreigner and the only black man in Japan to ever achieve the title of Samurai. The Anansi Chronicles is an anthology of speculative historical fiction. Episodes will be released on the first Monday of every month.Follow the Anansi Chronicles on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates.You can send an email to [email protected] the showYou can show your support for the show by buying me a coffee (or new gear) at this linkSupport the show (https://www.ko-fi.com/anansipod)Sound CreditsAdditional sound effects and music from:https://freesound.orghttps://www.zapsplat.comhttps://www.pacdv.comReferenceshttps://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/02/the-real-yasuke-is-far-more-interesting-than-his-netflix-show/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunagahttps://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/asia/black-samurai-yasuke-africa-japan-intl/index.htmlhttps://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/yasuke-1555/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bushido-195302 https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo_8.htmlhttps://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/world-cultures/discovering-japan/discovering-japan/samurai-armour/  Support the show