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Cheikh Anta Diop

    Cheikh Anta Diop was a pioneering Afrocentric historian and anthropologist, dedicated to studying the origins of humanity and pre-colonial African culture. His work, particularly concerning the African origin of civilization, ignited crucial debates about cultural bias in scientific research. Diop posited that archaeological and anthropological evidence supported his theories on the Negroid origins of the pharaohs and argued that European archaeology often understated the extent and potential of Black civilizations. His scholarship played a significant role in reorienting global academic perspectives on the place of African peoples in history, emphasizing the importance of shared cultural continuity across African nations.

    Precolonial Black Africa
    African Origin Of Civilization
    Black Africa
    • 1987

      Black Africa

      • 146 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      This expanded edition continues Diop's campaign for the political and economic unification of the nations of black Africa. It concludes with a lengthy interview with Diop.

      Black Africa
    • 1987

      This comparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western civilization.

      Precolonial Black Africa
    • 1974

      African Origin Of Civilization

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.N.B (translation of sections of Antériorité des civilisations négres and Nations nègres et culture)

      African Origin Of Civilization