{"product_id":"african-history-untold-forbidden-pre-colonial-reclaiming-the-worlds-oldest-civilizations-9798279491469","title":"AFRICAN HISTORY (Untold \/ Forbidden \/ Pre-Colonial): Reclaiming the World's Oldest Civilizations","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vincent Gashatsi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfrica is not a footnote in human history-it is the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Africa's true role in shaping humanity has been distorted, minimized, or deliberately erased. \u003ci\u003eAfrican History (Untold \/ Forbidden \/ Pre-Colonial): Reclaiming the World's Oldest Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e restores what was taken from the historical record, presenting Africa not as a peripheral subject, but as a foundational force in the story of civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking work takes readers far beyond the familiar narratives of slavery and colonization to explore Africa \u003cb\u003ebefore distortion\u003c\/b\u003e-a continent of advanced civilizations, global trade networks, universities, sciences, philosophies, spiritual systems, and environmental knowledge that sustained societies for millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from archaeology, anthropology, oral traditions, ancient manuscripts, and modern scholarship, this book reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrica as the \u003cb\u003ecradle of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e, culture, and early knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful \u003cb\u003epre-colonial kingdoms and civilizations\u003c\/b\u003e older than many commonly taught empires\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican \u003cb\u003euniversities, sciences, medicine, and philosophies\u003c\/b\u003e long before European contact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe systematic \u003cb\u003etheft, suppression, and rewriting\u003c\/b\u003e of African history during slavery and colonization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role of \u003cb\u003eoral historians (griots)\u003c\/b\u003e and elders in preserving memory against erasure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003epsychological impact\u003c\/b\u003e of historical removal on Africa and the global African diaspora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Africa's ancient wisdom offers solutions for today's \u003cb\u003eethical, environmental, and social crises\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not revisionist history.\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003cb\u003erestorative history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear, authoritative voice, \u003ci\u003eAfrican History (Untold \/ Forbidden \/ Pre-Colonial)\u003c\/i\u003e challenges inherited assumptions, corrects long-standing myths, and reconnects readers to Africa's uninterrupted legacy of knowledge, resilience, and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student, educator, scholar, or truth-seeker, this book invites you to rethink what you were taught-and to understand humanity more honestly by restoring Africa to its rightful place: \u003cb\u003eat the beginning, throughout history, and into the future\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo know Africa is to know humanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47573670330519,"sku":"9798279491469","price":3134.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798279491469.webp?v=1774893465","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/african-history-untold-forbidden-pre-colonial-reclaiming-the-worlds-oldest-civilizations-9798279491469","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}