This Defeat History documentary treats a sovereign Black political home as a civic thought experiment, asking what public services, accountable institutions, respectful African partnerships and peaceful legal boundaries would require.
Watch the public documentary on YouTube: Imagining a Country of Our Own.
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Record ID: DH-1819
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- public YouTube release verified by Vera; companion Defeat History story already published
- Sources verified on
- 2026-10-03
- Public playback verified on
- 2026-10-03
- Series name
- Our History, Our Home, Our Future
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- Chapters
- 0:00 Imagining a country of our own
1:06 The ordinary work of dignity
2:40 Public voice and belonging
4:10 Relationships across borders
5:44 Sovereignty and peaceful relations
7:16 What would make the aspiration worthwhile?
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- Imagining a Country of Our Own
Episode 5 of Our History, Our Home, Our Future imagines a sovereign Black political home through public services, accountability, belonging and peaceful relations.
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- A Country Is Made of Public Life, Not Just Borders
A companion story for E05 that slows down the civic questions behind imagining a sovereign Black political home: public services, voice, respectful African partnerships and peaceful legal boundaries.
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Published October 3, 2026 · Updated October 3, 2026 · Report a correction