Connections Remembered The African Origins Of Humanity And Civilization

Author : Sondai Lester,Lindiwe Lester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734482613

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Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization, Study and Activity Guide by Sondai Lester,Lindiwe Lester Pdf

This study and activity guide is a companion for Connections Remembered, The African Origins of Humanity and Civilization. It first provides a framework for study leaders to aid participants in thinking about and processing the book's historical material, which amplifies the greatness and challenges of the African past and connects that past to Black identity today. Recall of historical facts, figures, and maps is not enough; making meaning of the knowledge is critical for transforming thinking and propelling us to liberating action. Second, the majority of the guide is made up of more than 30 activities, including participant worksheets, to support and elaborate on the content of each of the book's eight sections. Aligned with each of those sections of Connections Remembered, the guide offers a summary, suggested learning objectives, and 3-4 activities adaptable for teens and adults. The activities are designed to build study participants' mental muscles around critical thinking, inquiry, collaborative problem-solving and innovation and social muscles through teamwork.

Author : Sondai Lester,Lindiwe Lester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734482656

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Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization, Study and Activity Guide by Sondai Lester,Lindiwe Lester Pdf

This study and activity guide is a companion for Connections Remembered, The African Origins of Humanity and Civilization. It first provides a framework for study leaders to aid participants in thinking about and processing the book's historical material, which amplifies the greatness and challenges of the African past and connects that past to Black identity today. Recall of historical facts, figures, and maps is not enough; making meaning of the knowledge is critical for transforming thinking and propelling us to liberating action. Second, the majority of the guide is made up of more than 30 activities, including participant worksheets, to support and elaborate on the content of each of the book's eight sections. Aligned with each of those sections of Connections Remembered, the guide offers a summary, suggested learning objectives, and 3-4 activities adaptable for teens and adults. The activities are designed to build study participants' mental muscles around critical thinking, inquiry, collaborative problem-solving and innovation and social muscles through teamwork.

Author : Lindiwe Lester,Sondai Lester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1734482648

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Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization by Lindiwe Lester,Sondai Lester Pdf

The central theme of Connections Remembered is the ancient African origins of humanity and civilization, framed around the impact of these historical hallmarks on healthy Black identity development. It is an easy-to-read, yet scientifically validated account of the remarkable accomplishments of ancient Africa and her people. This new edition emphasizes the inextricable linkage between Black self-concept and what Black people are taught through the Eurocentric curricula's expression of African Americans' historical roots. It debunks the flawed and psychically devastating view that Black people's beginnings were as dehumanized plantation slaves. It is written for adults and is concerned with augmenting the education of Black children in American schools especially during their identity-shaping formative years. The book reconnects African and African American history as one continuous narrative, not two disconnected stories; this is key to overcoming our fragmented inner selves and restoring healthy communities. Maps, charts, suggested activities and thought starters are included in each of the eight sections to better engage with the content.

Author : C. Magbaily Fyle
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0761814566

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Introduction to the History of African Civilization: Precolonial Africa by C. Magbaily Fyle Pdf

Introduction to the History of African Civilization explores the major issues dominating African Civilization from the earliest recorded period to the eve of colonial conquest of the continent. C. Magbaily Fyle begins with a discussion of the myths and prejudices underlying most analyses of African issues, and moves into a discussion of the origin of humanity; the similarities between the classical Nile valley civilizations of Egypt, Nubia, Kush, and Axum; and the spread of Islam through African societies. He portrays the systems of precolonial government and society, including the role of women in governance, as well as traditional trade and agricultural patterns. Fyle provides a new perspective on the Islamic Jihads, shifting focus from Sokoto and Macina to the Senegambia and the Upper Guinea region, and a revised interpretation of the Atlantic slave trade, which includes the importance of African objectors to this process. He also discusses important cultural features such as the traditional African food, architecture, and typical structures of towns.

Author : Cheikh Anta Diop
Publisher : Lawrence Hill Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 1556520727

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The African Origin of Civilization by Cheikh Anta Diop Pdf

Edited and translated by Mercer Cook.Laymen and scholars alike will welcome the publication of this one-volume translation of the major sections of C. A. Diop's two books, Nations negres et culture and Anteriorite des civilizations negres, which have profoundly influenced thinking about Africa around the world. It was largely because of these works that, at the World Festival of the Arts held in Dakar in 1966, Dr. Diop shared with the late W. E. B. DuBois an award as the writer who had exerted the greatest influence on Negro thought in the 20th century.

Author : Gert Muller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533463182

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The African Origin of Modern Humanity by Gert Muller Pdf

This book presents all the latest evidence concerning the African origins of modern humanity. For 200 000 years Africa was at the forefront of human progress. The author smashes all racist misuse of evolution. He also takes a detailed look at the implications of an African origin. 1) It essentially means that the first people everywhere were of African appearance. Ancient Egyptian hairstyles suited to Afro hair appear in Europe 30 000 years ago!2) Only those outside the tropical and sub-tropical regions became of non-African appearance. The first civilizations arose in the sub-tropics!3) Humans of all backgrounds have nutritional and lifestyle requirements directly resulting from our African origins! This is a little known fact!This is where African history should truly start! Wonderfully written and well-illustrated.

Author : Diana Craig Patch,Alisa LaGamma
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588397508

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The African Origin of Civilization by Diana Craig Patch,Alisa LaGamma Pdf

This Bulletin highlights five millennia of extraordinary artistic production on the African continent. Twenty-one pairings unite masterpieces from the Museum’s collections of ancient Egyptian and West and Central African art to reveal unexpected parallels and contrasts across time and cultures. The title pays special homage to Senegalese scholar and humanist Cheikh Anta Diop, whose book The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality (1974) challenged prevailing attitudes and advocated for recentering Africa as the source of humanity’s common ancestors and many widespread cultural practices. Building on Diop’s premise, this volume allows readers to delve into the rich histories and diverse artistic traditions from the cradle of human creativity.

Author : Kathleen R. Smythe
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253016614

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Africa's Past, Our Future by Kathleen R. Smythe Pdf

“An impressive synthesis of current literature in African history, making it understandable and relevant.” —Jan Bender Shetler, author of Imagining Serengeti: A History of Landscape Memory in Tanzania from Earliest Times to the Present Africa’s Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate change. Since the past may offer alternative models for thinking about our collective future, this book promotes an appreciation for African social, economic, and political systems that have endured over the long-term and that offer different ways of thinking about a sustainable future. Introducing readers to the wide variety of sources from which African history is constructed, the book’s ten chapters cover human evolution, the domestication of plants and animals, climate change, social organization, the slave trade and colonization, development, and contemporary economics and politics. “Smythe not only provides an excellent survey of the latest research on Africa’s past, she also presents a concise and clear argument as to why this history is relevant today.” ?African Studies Review “Recommended.” ?Choice “Grapples with the narratives and facts and where they fit in global perspective, but why this is all salient and critically meaningful to our lives today in terms of lessons we can learn and ideas we can borrow. This is a unique approach not yet available on the market.” ?Catherine Cymone Fourshey, Susquehanna University

Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351685153

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The History of Africa by Molefi Kete Asante Pdf

Authoritative and comprehensive, The History of Africa provides an accessible narrative from earliest prehistory to the present day, with unusual attention paid to the ordinary lives of Africans. This survey includes a wealth of indigenous ideas, African concepts, and traditional outlooks that have escaped the writing of African history in the West. The fully updated new edition includes information on the recent conflicts in Libya and the Sudan, as well as additional content on the experiences and contributions of women. A companion website offers a wealth of supporting resources for each chapter, including new historic maps, primary sources, video and audio clips, and links to sites for further research. Richly illustrated and clearly written, this volume is an indispensable introduction to the major developments, personalities, and events that have shaped the history of the African continent.

Author : Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Publisher : Black Classic Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0933121253

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Africa by Yosef Ben-Jochannan Pdf

In lecture/essay format, Dr. Ben identifies and corrects myths about the inferiority and primitiveness of the indigenous African peoples and their descendants. Order Africa Mother of Western Civilization here.

Author : G. K. Osei
Publisher : Black Classic Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1580730248

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African Contribution to Civilization by G. K. Osei Pdf

Osei examines the contributions that Africans have made to the arts, sciences, philosophy and religion. In doing so he chronicles and weaves a contextual history. Osei was a diligent self-trained historian, and acutely familiar with all manner books and documents about ancient and modern Africa.

Author : John G. Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000020779276

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Introduction to African Civilizations by John G. Jackson Pdf

Historical overview of the role of African cultures in world history.

Author : C. Magbaily Fyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0761814566

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Introduction to the History of African Civilization by C. Magbaily Fyle Pdf

Author : William H. Worger,Charles Ambler,Nwando Achebe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780470656310

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A Companion to African History by William H. Worger,Charles Ambler,Nwando Achebe Pdf

Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day A Companion to African History embraces the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments. Two dozen essays by leading international scholars explore the challenges facing this relatively new field of historical enquiry and present the dynamic ways in which historians and scholars from other fields such as archaeology, anthropology, political science, and economics are forging new directions in thinking and research. Comprised of six parts, the book begins with thematic approaches to African history—exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Section two covers Africa’s early history and its pre-colonial past—early human adaptation, the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. The third section looks at the era of the slave trade and European expansion. Part four examines the process of conquest—the discovery of diamonds and gold, military and social response, and more. Colonialism is discussed in the sixth section, with chapters on the economy transformed due to the development of agriculture and mining industries. The last section studies the continent from post World War II all the way up to modern times. Aims at capturing the enthusiasms of practicing historians, and encouraging similar passion in a new generation of scholars Emphasizes linkages within Africa as well as between the continent and other parts of the world All chapters include significant historiographical content and suggestions for further reading Written by a global team of writers with unique backgrounds and views Features case studies with illustrative examples In a field traditionally marked by narrow specialisms, A Companion to African History is an ideal book for advanced students, researchers, historians, and scholars looking for a broad yet unique overview of African history as a whole.

Author : Festus Ugboaja Ohaegbulam
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0819179418

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Towards an Understanding of the African Experience from Historical and Contemporary Perspectives by Festus Ugboaja Ohaegbulam Pdf

This introductory survey provides a rich understanding of the African experience which, until recently, either had been omitted from the curriculum of institutions of higher learning or was distorted in written and oral literature. The book identifies the post-World War II civil rights movement in America and the independence revolution in Africa as the most decisive forces that generated interest in the study of the African/black experience. Includes four theoretical models for interpreting the black experience. The author discusses the place and role of Africa in the development of human civilization, focusing on Africa's Nile Valley civilizations and Western Sudanic empires. It probes aspects of traditional African culture, including the family, traditional political institutions and religion, and analyzes the impact on Africa and its peoples of such historical traumas as slavery, colonialism, and decolonization.