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How A Legendary Black Samurai Became an Anti-Imperialist Icon
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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.
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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