When We Ruled: "History is written by the hungry"

An extract of Paula Akpan's groundbreaking debut book, an immersive history of the African queens and warriors we were never taught about at school.

“I started making better sense of my present once I turned my head and hand to the past.” Pic: Trapeze

History is written by the victors, a white man said. It continues to be taught by the victors. From formative school years through university, history has always been presented as concrete, whole, lacking any veneer. We learnt about the Irish Potato Fam…