Mae Walters
@medieval-coconut.bsky.social
Just a mom who cant stop thinking about the medieval Indian Ocean Trade
My retelling of The Ebony Horse from 1001 Nights. An inventor makes a flying horse and gives it to the caliph. What if instead of the prince stealing the horse, it was an enslaved woman escaping to freedom?
I felt stuck writing it as a short story, so I drew it instead. #illustration #arabiannights
I felt stuck writing it as a short story, so I drew it instead. #illustration #arabiannights
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My retelling of The Ebony Horse from 1001 Nights. An inventor makes a flying horse and gives it to the caliph. What if instead of the prince stealing the horse, it was an enslaved woman escaping to freedom?
I felt stuck writing it as a short story, so I drew it instead. #illustration #arabiannights
I felt stuck writing it as a short story, so I drew it instead. #illustration #arabiannights
The Blacks of Premodern Africa by Don Wyatt. While historical record is slim, Wyatt paints vivid picture all the way back to the Tang dynasty.
Video lecture of his here, about 1 hour: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5omz...
#blackhistory #chinesehistory #indianocean
Video lecture of his here, about 1 hour: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5omz...
#blackhistory #chinesehistory #indianocean
May 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Blacks of Premodern Africa by Don Wyatt. While historical record is slim, Wyatt paints vivid picture all the way back to the Tang dynasty.
Video lecture of his here, about 1 hour: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5omz...
#blackhistory #chinesehistory #indianocean
Video lecture of his here, about 1 hour: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5omz...
#blackhistory #chinesehistory #indianocean
I was surprised City States of the Swahili Coast by Thomas H Wilson is more of a kids reference book, but it’s a nice intro with lovely pictures. Great for getting a feel for the trading cities off the coast of modern day Kenya and Tanzania. Homes Built of cut blocks of white coral with ornate doors
May 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I was surprised City States of the Swahili Coast by Thomas H Wilson is more of a kids reference book, but it’s a nice intro with lovely pictures. Great for getting a feel for the trading cities off the coast of modern day Kenya and Tanzania. Homes Built of cut blocks of white coral with ornate doors
Oops, other post disappeared. Overview of Biblical times to civil rights struggle of black Iraqis during Obama presidency. Crazy how Africa is RIGHT THERE next2 Arabia but we ignore long history of connection&influence. Wide margins, but still biggest book i could find on this topic
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Oops, other post disappeared. Overview of Biblical times to civil rights struggle of black Iraqis during Obama presidency. Crazy how Africa is RIGHT THERE next2 Arabia but we ignore long history of connection&influence. Wide margins, but still biggest book i could find on this topic
Indigenous Black Iraqis shows that black folks have lived in Mesopotamia as far back as Biblical times, long before the slave trade. Look at Arabia and Africa is RIGHT THERE, so people on both sides of the Red Sea are deeply linked. This book is quite short (wide margins) seems to be self published
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Indigenous Black Iraqis shows that black folks have lived in Mesopotamia as far back as Biblical times, long before the slave trade. Look at Arabia and Africa is RIGHT THERE, so people on both sides of the Red Sea are deeply linked. This book is quite short (wide margins) seems to be self published
Books about Black history in the Medieval Indian Ocean world.
Descriptions below…
Indigenous Black Iraqis by VKY
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq by Alexandre Popovic
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China, Don J Wyatt
#indianoceantrade #blackhistory #history
Descriptions below…
Indigenous Black Iraqis by VKY
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq by Alexandre Popovic
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China, Don J Wyatt
#indianoceantrade #blackhistory #history
May 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Books about Black history in the Medieval Indian Ocean world.
Descriptions below…
Indigenous Black Iraqis by VKY
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq by Alexandre Popovic
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China, Don J Wyatt
#indianoceantrade #blackhistory #history
Descriptions below…
Indigenous Black Iraqis by VKY
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq by Alexandre Popovic
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China, Don J Wyatt
#indianoceantrade #blackhistory #history
Black history from the Medieval Indian Ocean world, book roundup! Descriptions below.
Indigenous Black Iraqis
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China
Indigenous Black Iraqis
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Black history from the Medieval Indian Ocean world, book roundup! Descriptions below.
Indigenous Black Iraqis
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China
Indigenous Black Iraqis
The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq
City States of the Swahili Coast
The Blacks of Premodern China
Calvin’s dad never did get a smartphone of course.
May 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Calvin’s dad never did get a smartphone of course.
Still waiting for the comic when Calvin turns 30 and is just like his parents
May 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Still waiting for the comic when Calvin turns 30 and is just like his parents