The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or RealityNow in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization. |
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This Book can be a little dry at times but its full of so much information it opend the door for me to want to know more on so many subjects. Cheikh Anta Diop did a great job fighting the lies and racism in his time and era. Must have to your book collection highly recommend.
Contents
CHAPTER III | |
CHAPTER V | |
The Egyptian Race as Seen | |
CHAPTER VII | |
CHAPTER XII | |
NOTES ON ARCHEOLOGICAL TERMS USED IN THE TEXT | |
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accepted According already ancestors ancient Antiquity appearance Arab Asia Aurignacian become Black Africa called century CHAPTER civilization color conclusion considered created culture Delta documents Dynasty early Egypt Egyptian Egyptian civilization epoch especially Ethiopians ethnic Europe European evidence existence explain fact foreign French Greek hair head Herodotus human idea important indicates inhabitants Italy king known land languages later less Libyans living Lower matriarchy means Mediterranean nature Negro Negroid never Nile noted Nubia objective observed origin Osiris Paris passage period Persians Pharaoh Phoenicians Pleistocene populations possible present probably prove pyramids race reason refers region remained reports represented scientific seems Semitic shows similar skin slave social stones Sudan temple term texts tombs tradition Upper Upper Egypt Valley West Western white race Wolof writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality |
| Authors | Cheikh Anta Diop, Mercer Cook |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1613747365, 9781613747360 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Africa / North |
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