This African Prophet Was Burned at the Stake 320 Years Ago. Today, Kimpa Vita Is Celebrated as the ‘Kongolese Joan of Arc’
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In early July, dozens of women in Congolese finery of red and white gathered in the suburbs of Paris to mark an unusual anniversary: the burning at …
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