Join me on Notes

"On the Zanzibari envoy to 11th century china and the recent Swahili-Persian DNA study"

I just published my first note on Substack Notes, and would love for you to join me there! While I'll still be using my main Substack account for longer-form pieces and essays, I'm excited about the opportunity to share more bite-sized content and behind-the-scenes glimpses with you on Notes. Here’s one on Zengjiani’s visit to China:

Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. I plan to use it for things that don’t fit in the newsletter, like work-in-progress or quick questions.

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How to join

Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to African History Extra, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!

You can also share notes of your own. I hope this becomes a space where every reader of African History Extra can share thoughts, ideas, and interesting quotes from the things we're reading on Substack and beyond.

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If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the Notes FAQ for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you there!