The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / translated from the French by Mercer Cook.
Title:
The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / translated from the French by Mercer Cook.
ISBN:
9781613747360
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Uniform Title:
Antériorité des civilisations negres. English. Selections
Publication Information:
Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2021]
©1974
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations
General Note:
Translation of sections of: Antériorité des civilisations negres and Nations nègres et culture.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Preface : The meaning of our work -- What were the Egyptians? -- Birth of the Negro myth -- Modern falsification of history -- Could Egyptian civilization have originated in the Delta? -- Could Egyptian civilization be of Asian origin? -- The Egyptian race as seen and treated by anthropologists -- Arguments supporting a Negro origin -- Arguments opposing a Negro origin -- Peopling of Africa from the Nile Valley -- Political and social evolution of ancient Egypt -- Contribution of Ethiopia-Nubia and Egypt -- Reply to a critic -- Early history of humanity : evolution of the Black world -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Argues that ancient Egypt was Negroid in origin and details the historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence that led the original author to this conclusion. Includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations.
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