they came before columbus by ivan van sertima

In They Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered. They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Combining impressive scholarship with a novelist’s gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Evidence for a physical/cultural presence of Africans in Early America is methodically examined. Examining navigation and shipbuilding cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus. Van Sertima Summary A celebrated classic, They Came Before Columbus, deals with a number of contacts both planned and accidental, between Africans and Americans in different historical periods.

The overall purpose of the book is to destroy the myth of inferiority of the black. Why you should read it: They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. The book They Came Before Columbus by the professor Ivan Van Sertima presents cogent arguments for existence of culture and science in aboriginal population of African continent long before Columbus epoch.

They came before columbus by ivan van sertima