They came before Columbus : the African presence in ancient America / Ivan Van Sertima.
Examines cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans, offering evidence of the presence of African explorers in the New World centuries before the arrival of Columbus.
Record details
- ISBN: 0812968174
- ISBN: 9780812968170
- Physical Description: xviii, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: Random House trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: c1976. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Africans > America > History > To 1500. Black people > America > History. Indians > African influences. America > Antiquities. America > Discovery and exploration > African. |
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They Came Before Columbus : The African Presence in Ancient America
"A landmark . . . brilliantly demonstrates has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade."-John A. Williams They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. 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. 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. 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.