Book – African Origin of Civilization Myth or Reality by Cheikh Anta Diop
Introduction This is one of the most ignored but consequential books for humanity and precisely Africans globally. It isn’t taught in most African universities. Its subject strike at the heart of what it means to be human, African being and African existence for all time. The motivation for this book published in 1955 is a single subject – the conclusion by Caucasians/European elite/institutions 500 years ago that Africans are not human beings. The ugly effects of that notion continue to resonate today. 2 historical perspectives are important – until recently most Europeans (from colonial horror) see Africans as less and unequal. In the United States even in the 1960s, Africans were denied full recognition as humans. So this book among other things is a combined intellectual and spiritual demolition exercise to refute and recover from evidence; African history, civilizations and dignity. The author, Cheikh Anta Diop is an African giant and a Senegalese intellectual with specia...
