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How A Legendary Black Samurai Became an Anti-Imperialist Icon

ICYMI: I dug up an old episode about the history of Yasuke, a samurai in the service of the mythic Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga.
Matthew Gault
May 21, 2024
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Sumō yūrakuzu byōbu. (Sakai City Museum) via Wikimedia Commons.

The recent announcement of the video game Assassin’s Creed Shadows caused a panic among racists online. Why? Because it stars Yasuke, an African samurai. Yasuke is a pop culture icon who’s been around for decades. His status as a warrior in the service of famed warlord Oda Nobunaga isn’t in …

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