Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology
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- Author：Cheikh Anta Diop
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Aliyu Lawal
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The truth is bitter and ugly， no matter how the world despises the black man， every living human being has a piece of black （negroid） in him。 We came from one source and we are one， the prejudice perpetrated on the black is so pervasive in the world that we live。 The black man being the original has never looked down upon any other race。 But other races have put him as the lowest of all people and ridicule the intellect and creativity of this wonderful creation。 From the Neanderthal to the Grima The truth is bitter and ugly， no matter how the world despises the black man， every living human being has a piece of black （negroid） in him。 We came from one source and we are one， the prejudice perpetrated on the black is so pervasive in the world that we live。 The black man being the original has never looked down upon any other race。 But other races have put him as the lowest of all people and ridicule the intellect and creativity of this wonderful creation。 From the Neanderthal to the Grimaldi man are all black in their genetics， they travel around the whole thousands of years ago to populate the earth。 Those in Europe undergo glaciation and melanin mutation to build an immunity against the adverse cold and the harsh snow。 They grow hair to their shoulders to protect against the natural damage from nature， and at last result， in a caucasoid man。 The skulls from all scientifical angles point to the black as the origin of man。Ancient Egyptians are by far negroid， irrefutable evidence shown in scribes， papyrus， murals and bust of many pharaohs show a clear negroid origin。 。。。more
Dingaan
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this one is a masterpiece。 it corrects the myths that the colonizer preached ever since he set out to conquer the world。。。all schools' curricula need to prescribe it to help to foster peace in the world。 this one is a masterpiece。 it corrects the myths that the colonizer preached ever since he set out to conquer the world。。。all schools' curricula need to prescribe it to help to foster peace in the world。 。。。more
SHA-KIM A-GOD ADAMS
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THIS BOOK IS VERY GOOD
Wade Bailey
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An excellently written book。 Diop used Anthropology and scientific data to prove the African origin of civilization。 Read this book for the first time in 1990， it is still one of the most illuminating and life-changing books， that I have ever read。
Onyango Makagutu
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It's a good easy to read and understand book。 Well researched and scholarly。 Recommended reading for history and anthropology students It's a good easy to read and understand book。 Well researched and scholarly。 Recommended reading for history and anthropology students 。。。more
IDJ
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I've read part of Diop's debate at the 1974 UNESCO Conference， when him and Obenga destroyed nearly 30 so called scholars on the subject of whether the Egyptians were black。 recessive versus the dominant， the Europeans would've looked better if they'd just told the fucking truth， how educated are you if you can't deal with the truth！！！！ I've read part of Diop's debate at the 1974 UNESCO Conference， when him and Obenga destroyed nearly 30 so called scholars on the subject of whether the Egyptians were black。 recessive versus the dominant， the Europeans would've looked better if they'd just told the fucking truth， how educated are you if you can't deal with the truth！！！！ 。。。more
Femi Kush
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Finally， someone dare with scientific fact， proved that ancient Egyptians were indeed blacks and he did it unapologetically。
Chago Davis
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Complex first chapter due to the scientific explanation of carbon dating。。but it solidifies what was discussed in the next chapter。 Diop is really blunt about his historical findings。 With the ending of a chapter with the words "Ramses was black and may he rest in peace in his black skin"。。。 he discusses concepts such as Atlantis， false skeletal carbon dating。 Complex first chapter due to the scientific explanation of carbon dating。。but it solidifies what was discussed in the next chapter。 Diop is really blunt about his historical findings。 With the ending of a chapter with the words "Ramses was black and may he rest in peace in his black skin"。。。 he discusses concepts such as Atlantis， false skeletal carbon dating。 。。。more
Joseph Thompson
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The definitive text in African history that you are not taught in schools。 This effectively destroys the myths about African people never being civilized and covers every African civilization from the Nile Valley to Medieval West Africa and beyond。 A must read for everyone in the diaspora and even those not。 It will change your perspective on history and make you realize you have to go out and seek the truth for yourself。 Excellent work， Dr。 Diop。 You are one of the respected elders now。
Banole
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Dr。 Diop's great work CIVILIZATION OR BARBARISM is a very technical and sophisticated scholarly work。It must be remembered that Dr。 Cheikh Anta Diop never said he was an "Afrocentist"。 Afrocentrism is more properly associated with Dr。 Molefi Asante of Temple University。 Dr。 Asante popularized the term "Afrocentrism"。 As far as I know Dr。 Diop never used the term in any of his works or his lectures。 So those who call him an "Afrocentrist" have most likely never read his works in French nor Englis Dr。 Diop's great work CIVILIZATION OR BARBARISM is a very technical and sophisticated scholarly work。It must be remembered that Dr。 Cheikh Anta Diop never said he was an "Afrocentist"。 Afrocentrism is more properly associated with Dr。 Molefi Asante of Temple University。 Dr。 Asante popularized the term "Afrocentrism"。 As far as I know Dr。 Diop never used the term in any of his works or his lectures。 So those who call him an "Afrocentrist" have most likely never read his works in French nor English。 Dr。 Diop's protege Dr。 Theophile Obenga has never used the term to describe Dr。 Diop or his work。 In fact in one lecture Dr。 Obenga referred to using "Afrocentrism" as a "perspective"。It is also important to keep in mind that Dr。 Diop was not talking about modern Egypt。 Modern Egyptians had nothing to do with ancient Egypt and the cultures and civilizations of the Pharaohs。 The modern Muslim Egyptian populations are very largely the results of numerous invasions and numerous Arab， Greek， Persian， Turkish and other settler populations who arrived en mass well after the collapse of ancient Kmt（The Black Land） or Egypt。This fact bears repeating again and again。Diop assumed his readers would have strong backgrounds in African ancient Nile Valley history， Aegean history， linguistics， Classical European writers， archaeology， ethnology ， anthropology and so on。 People who have never seriously studied the cultures and civilizations of Africa will find this book hard to understand， especially if one is unfamiliar with the great river valley cultures of Africa or the large group of peoples who make up "la communaute' poularophone"， an extremely large group of African peoples who speak Peul， Serer， Wolof or any of the many related languages and share related cultures。 "Ancient Egypt" was a child of this dynamic indigenous Black African cultural complex that developed along the four thousand mile long Nile river which has its sources in the heart of Africa。Furthermore， if you can not read the ancient Egyptian language or have not studied linguistics， there is no way you can fully understand or fully appreciate the the genetic linguistic relationships that exist between ancient Egyptian and modern day black African languages。 So pages 358-361 and all other linguistic information may appear meaningless or hard to follow。People who know nothing about the centuries old migration routes across the African continent can not be expected to fully understand this book。The Euro-centic version of Egyptology has always attempted to separate "Ancient Egypt" from the rest of Africa。 The aim was to fabricate a history of ancient Egypt that placed the origins of ancient Egyptian culture in the "East"， the Orient" or somewhere in Mesopotamia。According to the standard European /American intellectual framework setup， in part by Hegel，Black Africans had no history and the so-called spirit of history never visited Africa。。。Egypt was a part of Oriental culture， even a part of the European Spirit。 Many people are still influenced by this falsification of human history， and far too many still cling to it for emotional，nationalistic or ideological reasons。Many times Diop is attacked by those who have been taught the standard Euro-centric view of the world， especially the history of "Ancient Egypt。"These people have a very real problem when confronted with the fact that ancient Egypt was a series of black African civilizations that reached its highest development in what is commonly called "Ancient Egypt"。 The fact that the language is a typical black African language causes some to retreat into silence or rage。Others attempt to hide their lack of understanding by ad hominem attacks， ridicule ，slander and name-calling。But none answer his scholarship with equal scholarship！！The book is difficult in the English translation and in the original French。This book is no easy read。 Study African art and the cultures that produced it。 Study the place of cattle in many African societies。 Study the religions and social customs of Black Africa。 Learn about African totemism and Egyptian totemism。 Study an African language。Give yourself several years to gain a better understanding of this masterful piece of scholarship！This is a book that takes a lot of time and study to fully understand。。。but I urge you to give it a try。 Its well worth the tremendous effort。 。。。more
Habeeb Akande
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Some insightful points
Khemauset Ankh
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Full of information。 Scientic proof of melanated mummies from Khemet （Egypt。 Very scientific。 ？Best read in a group。 Dense， dense， dense。 Baba Cheikh Anta Diop was indeed brilliant！
samuel johnson
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I really liked like book。 The amount of research that went into this is amazing。 The two cradle theory is interesting。 I can see evidence of the "cold cradle" in the Western value system and culture。 I really liked like book。 The amount of research that went into this is amazing。 The two cradle theory is interesting。 I can see evidence of the "cold cradle" in the Western value system and culture。 。。。more
Lawrence
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Very insightful and educational。
Zacc
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