When The World Was Black: The Untold History of the World's First Civilizations, Part One: Prehistoric Cultures

Just lovely. Well researched and detailed. Should be foundational reading for every black man, woman and child. In fact this text could and should be used by African Centered homeschooling parents as the foundation of their history curriculum. It has a built-in framework that can be used to teach geography, political systems, economics, positive racial socialization, and culture. Bravo!

Excellent book about a history that is not told in schools. The one continent with the most genetic variation on the globe is AFRICA. Everyone else on the globe is the result of a migration of 1500 AFRICANS who went forward and populated the planet. This is hard for some to appreciate given the popularity of racism amongst those who wish to believe in the superiority of their particular group but the story in there in the mitochondria of everyones DNA and it tells the truth about the TRUE origin of humankind. Africa was the cradle of humanity and birthplace of the oldest civilizations in human history.

Sujan Kumar Dass (aka ‘Supreme Understanding’) wrote in the ‘About the Author’ section of this 2013 book, “My parents are immigrants from Bangladesh, who moved to the U.S. in the 1970s. I was born [in 1980] and raised in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey … English isn’t my first language … my innate desire to ‘know’ pulled me into the streets. I … never gelled too well with other Indians, who saw me as the ‘ghetto Indian.’ … By the time I was 14, I had been kicked out of high school and was fully immersed in the kind of lifestyle that doesn’t typically have a happy ending… My mother had once told me that Indian people used to be Black, but I didn’t think there was anything ‘deep’ to the sense of solidarity I felt with Black and brown people… Things finally clicked when an older brother … introduced me to the culture of the Five Percent… Until this point, I believed that the streets were my home. When I found this culture, I found my real home… When I graduated from college I took a teaching job with the public school system.” He explains in the Preface, “this book… is my contribution to bridging our past and our present, our ancestors and our modern day kin all over the world, and you with the knowledge of yourself… I’ve humbled myself to suggest ‘questions to consider’ rather than promoting theory after theory. This, in my opinion, is the best way to approach the subject when there isn’t quite enough data to form a solid conclusion. And when you’re talking about 200,000 years of Black history---you’ll see that there are still hundreds of questions unanswered.” (Pg. 3-4) He says in the Introduction, “Why are there Black communities all over the world, from southern Russia … to the islands of the South Pacific? Some of them are no longer around, but we know they were there… what role did these people play in establishing the world’s first cultures and civilizations? Finally, what happened to them? These are the questions we’ll answer in this book…” (Pg. 12-13) He states, “This book is also different because we don’t resort to fantastic claims without proof… We want to teach critical thinking, so we lead by example. If it’s an extraordinary claim, it requires extraordinary evidence. If we can’t back it up, we won’t say it. If it’s just a theory, we’ll say that, and we’ll identify all [the] facts that suggest our theory is plausible.” (Pg. 16-17) He observes, “As long as history has been written by Europeans, Blacks have been written out of history. Black people have been described as primitive savages, an inferior race that has given nothing to humankind in the way of the arts, the sciences, or civilization.” (Pg. 20) He continues, “and this IS what our children learn in schools!... Even at Black colleges and universities, many professors are so entrenched in the ‘old school’ that they don’t know how much of the world was authored by Black people---or they’re simply too scared (even at HBCUs)---to really talk about it. And this history MATTERS, because there’s a reason why they lied!” (Pg. 22-23) He argues, “There IS evidence, but it might not be what you’d expect to see. Until about 12,000 years ago, human societies throughout the world haven’t left considerable traces of their existence. This doesn’t mean that organized cities and societies didn’t exist before this time. They’re just not as strong in the archaeological record. This is primarily because most of the earliest human societies… lived in greater harmony with their natural environment than later populations, and these groups therefore found it unnecessary to create the types of artifacts that would typify later periods… Yet, of the prehistoric people that evidently did produce such innovations long ‘before their time,’ many have been ignored or hidden by the scientific community… Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson have documented countless examples of this in their massive work ‘Forbidden Archaeology.’ William F. Corliss has also collected several volumes of ‘out of place artifacts’ in his ‘Science Frontiers’ series of books… Yet these findings were often ignored or covered up as soon as they were announced, so if it wasn’t for people like Cremo and Corliss, we wouldn’t even know about some of the most amazing discoveries of our past.” (Pg. 38-39) He recounts, “[Professor George A. Dorsey] is saying that the only truly distinct ‘complexes’ of physical traits can be split along ‘Negroid’ and ‘Mongoloid’ lines, but he concedes that modern Europeans are ‘bleached out enough to merit classification as a distinct race.’ Thus the only thing distinguishing whites as their own ‘race’ is white skin… Negroid and Mongoloid (and Australoid…) are merely different faces of the same Original People. Thus, is there are truly only two races on this planet, there is only the Original People and those who have been ‘bleached out; from their Original self.” (Pg. 49-50) Later, he adds, “the Black, brown, and yellow people are the Original People. And then there’s white folks…” (Pg. 53) He explains, “everyone outside of Africa carries a subset of genes you can find in Africa… Africa is the source for all genetic diversity… Some of our readers may wonder why we choose the word ‘Black’ over African. The reason is simple. If we’re talking about origins, the Original people certainly came from Africa, but so did everyone else on the planet today… Plus, you’ve got a ton of issues associated with the validity of the name ‘Africa’ and who came up with this name (and why)… Minister Louis Farrakhan… explained that the use of the word ‘Black’ shifted people from a ‘minority’ view of the world to a collective ‘majority’ mindset… It is with these considerations … that we refer to a Global Black Diaspora rather than localizing people to one part of the planet… the first human populations of EVERY part of this planet were Black people.” (Pg. 58-59) He acknowledges, “Anthropologists have tried to call many of the oldest humans exclusively ‘Australoid’… as a means of distancing these people from Africa… These people didn’t look fully Australoid or Africoid, but their populations possessed a more muted form of both features. So yes, they still looked absolutely Black… [But] they didn’t all look alike. For example, the first human settlers of the planet… may have had woolly hair. But all Original People don’t all have woolly hair… some had curly hair, some had coarse, wavy hair… The Australoid people who spread across the globe around 70,000 years ago had straighter hair than their predecessors… different hair textures are better suited for different climates, but they’re not an indicator of who was Black and who wasn’t...” (Pg. 61-62) He suggests, “Blacks in America still carry much of this ancestral diversity in their noses and hair textures, without any traces of ‘Cherokee blood’ or white ancestors… a West African or ‘Bantu’ nose is so distinctly Black that, when Europeans found such noses on ancient sculptures throughout the world, they destroyed the noses, knowing that these features would be dead giveaways as to who these people were. But they left many of the noses that were more aquiline… indirectly hinting that these people were European. But they weren’t! So be careful about how you define Blackness. If you eliminate Black people with naturally straight noses, you allow those people to be co-opted and identified as white… there’s a lot of diversity in terms of Black hair as well. We know this from looking at the Black people of India and Australia, but this diversity also exists in Africa… recent studies have confirmed there is more indigenous skin color diversity within African populations than anywhere else. That is, there’s more NATURAL variation in skintone in Africa than elsewhere in the world.” (Pg. 63-64) He recounts, “Nearly all of the Ethiopian Beta Israel community… reside in Israel under its Law of Return… Why not, right? They are, after all, who Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannon and Rudolf Windsor called ‘the ORIGINAL Jews.’ These indigenous Ethiopian people were among the first to adopt the laws of Judaism, long before Judaism became overwhelmingly white… they represent the Original People of the planet itself.” (Pg. 109) He cautions, “If you’re an author or speaker making claims… you’ve gotta cite your sources… I’m sure I missed several opportunities to cite all the sources I used in this book. Yet this book has over 400 citations… If you’re a reader, don’t be content accepting claims from people who don’t provide their sources. People really do make stuff up… If you continue believing whatever people tell you without demanding some sort of evidence, you’ll still be just as far from the truth as you were when you didn’t know anything.” (Pg. 115) He clarifies, “Throughout this book, we’ll talk about two important ‘variants’ of the Original People. They’re both Black, and they’re both direct descendants of the ancestral human population… One branch… is described as looking more ‘Africoid’ (others call them ‘Negroid’). The other branch… looks more ‘Australoid’… Australoid people are distinct because of their receding forehead and brow ridge topped by hair ranging from a straight to wavy texture, traits only found ‘here and there’ in modern Africa.” (Pg. 121-122) Later, he notes, “the Original People didn’t look alike, and may not have looked (as a group) like any one particular race.” (Pg. 144) He argues, “the origin of the Mongoloid complex of features begins with Australoid people… the ‘East Asian’ look is just one of the major variations of the features found among the Original Black people of Asia. But it seems like a stretch, doesn’t it? To say that Chinese or Korean people come from Black roots… it seems counterintuitive because the features are SO different. The problem is that we associate ‘Mongoloid’ with a very stereotypical or extreme set of features, ignoring the fact that all Mongoloid people do not look alike.” (Pg. 170-171) He continues, “it is more likely that the bulk of Mongoloid … are simply descendants of Australoid people who are much more cold-adapted because of generations of settlement in colder, wind-swept climates.” (Pg. 172) He admits, “When I went to Japan in 2003, I had a moment of American ignorance. There were so many people with a similar complexion, similar nose shape, similar eyes, and similar hair texture that … I was starting to think everyone looked the same. So yet, I was one of those ‘uninformed’ people I mentioned in the last chapter… Outside Tokyo, I encountered a wider variety of ‘ethnic’ features among the people.” (Pg. 189) He states, “So we call the Australoid people the foundational people of the Americas because they laid the foundation for the modern Native American gene pool… Native American traditions recall mysterious ‘little people’ who were not considered to be mortal men… Were they real? And if so, who were these people? The ancestral human population (that is, Black people who exited Africa 130,000 years ago) may have arrived in the Americas long before the Australoid wave. Unlike the Australoid wave, the ancestral human population may not have had many surviving descendants in the Americas. As a result, we can’t find any genetic traces of them in the Americas… They could have been the same people who … never ‘make’ their own fire, but instead carry naturally-struck fires from site to site… you’re dumb if you think they were too dumb to master fire. They HAD mastered fire, but they also mastered the discipline required to survive in any environment without making their own fires. Which skill do you think is more impressive?” (Pg. 248-249) He acknowledges, “Obviously, most of the indigenous people of the Americas don’t look Black today. You’ll have to realize, of course, that there’s been over 70,000 years of genetic drift and mutation since our brothers in the Americas left Africa. You can’t expect them to look straight up African or speak African languages. But you… can still find Australoid features among many Native American faces…” (Pg. 253-254) He states, “You think I’m making this stuff up? C’mon, I’m not like the other guys, I promise. I’ve provided literally more than 1,000 endnotes citing the sources for the claims I’m making in this text. And these are reputable sources! There are at least 500 other sources which I’ve consulted over the last several years, but---as I wrote and edited---those are the ones I didn’t get a chance to cite. If you’d like to follow up on any of those sources, you can dig them up at any library, or at Google Books, and research for yourself… If you ever find a claim or statement where I didn’t think to cite my sources specifically, just look up what I’m talking about on Google Books and you’ll find plenty. I don’t make things up, I promise.” (Pg. 275) He observes, “some people don’t think ‘Black’ is a ‘real identity … not a geographic identity or nationality.’ Fair enough, but it shouldn’t be, because Black people are not bound to any one place on the Earth. ‘Africa’ is where humanity was born, but… these same Black people were the first people everywhere else as well. So the WORLD was once Black… but we should not think of Africa as a special little box where Black people belong. The planet earth belongs to the Original Man.” (Pg. 282) This book is richly illustrated with photographs, and clearly written. Its biggest problem is that, although it has 476 footnoted references, these cover about 300 pages of text---so many of the author’s statements throughout the book do not indicate any ‘source’ supporting them. (Which is contrary to his guidance, quoted earlier in this review.) Nevertheless, this book will be “must reading” for those studying Black history, and related subjects.

Great information but can be a little hard to read at times. Im learning a lot from this though.

THIS BOOK CHANGED MY ENTIRE LIFE! It changed the way I look at people, myself, my family history, and especially the world. While giving me all the knowledge in the world.

I am a follower of this author evidently. His books resonate with me and are full of knowledge and historical material. I purchased both "When the World Was Black" books. Not disappointed at all. I felt the same when I ordered the "How to Hustle and Win" books by the same author. Great for teens and adults.

The information within these pages are very eye opening and some of the information confirmed what I had already known

Very interesting read held my attention all the way through till the end taught me a lot of things I didn't know

I have and still learning about who I am as an African from thus book. It us very well researched and written.

Extremely informative,interesting and great read read 79 pages date book arrive.Can't wait to end my work day so I can read more .Gonna order more for Xmas present for family members and friends

Just lovely. Well researched and detailed. Should be foundational reading for every black man, woman and child. In fact this text could and should be used by African Centered homeschooling parents as the foundation of their history curriculum. It has a built-in framework that can be used to teach geography, political systems, economics, positive racial socialization, and culture. Bravo!

Excellent book about a history that is not told in schools. The one continent with the most genetic variation on the globe is AFRICA. Everyone else on the globe is the result of a migration of 1500 AFRICANS who went forward and populated the planet. This is hard for some to appreciate given the popularity of racism amongst those who wish to believe in the superiority of their particular group but the story in there in the mitochondria of everyones DNA and it tells the truth about the TRUE origin of humankind. Africa was the cradle of humanity and birthplace of the oldest civilizations in human history.

Sujan Kumar Dass (aka ‘Supreme Understanding’) wrote in the ‘About the Author’ section of this 2013 book, “My parents are immigrants from Bangladesh, who moved to the U.S. in the 1970s. I was born [in 1980] and raised in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey … English isn’t my first language … my innate desire to ‘know’ pulled me into the streets. I … never gelled too well with other Indians, who saw me as the ‘ghetto Indian.’ … By the time I was 14, I had been kicked out of high school and was fully immersed in the kind of lifestyle that doesn’t typically have a happy ending… My mother had once told me that Indian people used to be Black, but I didn’t think there was anything ‘deep’ to the sense of solidarity I felt with Black and brown people… Things finally clicked when an older brother … introduced me to the culture of the Five Percent… Until this point, I believed that the streets were my home. When I found this culture, I found my real home… When I graduated from college I took a teaching job with the public school system.” He explains in the Preface, “this book… is my contribution to bridging our past and our present, our ancestors and our modern day kin all over the world, and you with the knowledge of yourself… I’ve humbled myself to suggest ‘questions to consider’ rather than promoting theory after theory. This, in my opinion, is the best way to approach the subject when there isn’t quite enough data to form a solid conclusion. And when you’re talking about 200,000 years of Black history---you’ll see that there are still hundreds of questions unanswered.” (Pg. 3-4) He says in the Introduction, “Why are there Black communities all over the world, from southern Russia … to the islands of the South Pacific? Some of them are no longer around, but we know they were there… what role did these people play in establishing the world’s first cultures and civilizations? Finally, what happened to them? These are the questions we’ll answer in this book…” (Pg. 12-13) He states, “This book is also different because we don’t resort to fantastic claims without proof… We want to teach critical thinking, so we lead by example. If it’s an extraordinary claim, it requires extraordinary evidence. If we can’t back it up, we won’t say it. If it’s just a theory, we’ll say that, and we’ll identify all [the] facts that suggest our theory is plausible.” (Pg. 16-17) He observes, “As long as history has been written by Europeans, Blacks have been written out of history. Black people have been described as primitive savages, an inferior race that has given nothing to humankind in the way of the arts, the sciences, or civilization.” (Pg. 20) He continues, “and this IS what our children learn in schools!... Even at Black colleges and universities, many professors are so entrenched in the ‘old school’ that they don’t know how much of the world was authored by Black people---or they’re simply too scared (even at HBCUs)---to really talk about it. And this history MATTERS, because there’s a reason why they lied!” (Pg. 22-23) He argues, “There IS evidence, but it might not be what you’d expect to see. Until about 12,000 years ago, human societies throughout the world haven’t left considerable traces of their existence. This doesn’t mean that organized cities and societies didn’t exist before this time. They’re just not as strong in the archaeological record. This is primarily because most of the earliest human societies… lived in greater harmony with their natural environment than later populations, and these groups therefore found it unnecessary to create the types of artifacts that would typify later periods… Yet, of the prehistoric people that evidently did produce such innovations long ‘before their time,’ many have been ignored or hidden by the scientific community… Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson have documented countless examples of this in their massive work ‘Forbidden Archaeology.’ William F. Corliss has also collected several volumes of ‘out of place artifacts’ in his ‘Science Frontiers’ series of books… Yet these findings were often ignored or covered up as soon as they were announced, so if it wasn’t for people like Cremo and Corliss, we wouldn’t even know about some of the most amazing discoveries of our past.” (Pg. 38-39) He recounts, “[Professor George A. Dorsey] is saying that the only truly distinct ‘complexes’ of physical traits can be split along ‘Negroid’ and ‘Mongoloid’ lines, but he concedes that modern Europeans are ‘bleached out enough to merit classification as a distinct race.’ Thus the only thing distinguishing whites as their own ‘race’ is white skin… Negroid and Mongoloid (and Australoid…) are merely different faces of the same Original People. Thus, is there are truly only two races on this planet, there is only the Original People and those who have been ‘bleached out; from their Original self.” (Pg. 49-50) Later, he adds, “the Black, brown, and yellow people are the Original People. And then there’s white folks…” (Pg. 53) He explains, “everyone outside of Africa carries a subset of genes you can find in Africa… Africa is the source for all genetic diversity… Some of our readers may wonder why we choose the word ‘Black’ over African. The reason is simple. If we’re talking about origins, the Original people certainly came from Africa, but so did everyone else on the planet today… Plus, you’ve got a ton of issues associated with the validity of the name ‘Africa’ and who came up with this name (and why)… Minister Louis Farrakhan… explained that the use of the word ‘Black’ shifted people from a ‘minority’ view of the world to a collective ‘majority’ mindset… It is with these considerations … that we refer to a Global Black Diaspora rather than localizing people to one part of the planet… the first human populations of EVERY part of this planet were Black people.” (Pg. 58-59) He acknowledges, “Anthropologists have tried to call many of the oldest humans exclusively ‘Australoid’… as a means of distancing these people from Africa… These people didn’t look fully Australoid or Africoid, but their populations possessed a more muted form of both features. So yes, they still looked absolutely Black… [But] they didn’t all look alike. For example, the first human settlers of the planet… may have had woolly hair. But all Original People don’t all have woolly hair… some had curly hair, some had coarse, wavy hair… The Australoid people who spread across the globe around 70,000 years ago had straighter hair than their predecessors… different hair textures are better suited for different climates, but they’re not an indicator of who was Black and who wasn’t...” (Pg. 61-62) He suggests, “Blacks in America still carry much of this ancestral diversity in their noses and hair textures, without any traces of ‘Cherokee blood’ or white ancestors… a West African or ‘Bantu’ nose is so distinctly Black that, when Europeans found such noses on ancient sculptures throughout the world, they destroyed the noses, knowing that these features would be dead giveaways as to who these people were. But they left many of the noses that were more aquiline… indirectly hinting that these people were European. But they weren’t! So be careful about how you define Blackness. If you eliminate Black people with naturally straight noses, you allow those people to be co-opted and identified as white… there’s a lot of diversity in terms of Black hair as well. We know this from looking at the Black people of India and Australia, but this diversity also exists in Africa… recent studies have confirmed there is more indigenous skin color diversity within African populations than anywhere else. That is, there’s more NATURAL variation in skintone in Africa than elsewhere in the world.” (Pg. 63-64) He recounts, “Nearly all of the Ethiopian Beta Israel community… reside in Israel under its Law of Return… Why not, right? They are, after all, who Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannon and Rudolf Windsor called ‘the ORIGINAL Jews.’ These indigenous Ethiopian people were among the first to adopt the laws of Judaism, long before Judaism became overwhelmingly white… they represent the Original People of the planet itself.” (Pg. 109) He cautions, “If you’re an author or speaker making claims… you’ve gotta cite your sources… I’m sure I missed several opportunities to cite all the sources I used in this book. Yet this book has over 400 citations… If you’re a reader, don’t be content accepting claims from people who don’t provide their sources. People really do make stuff up… If you continue believing whatever people tell you without demanding some sort of evidence, you’ll still be just as far from the truth as you were when you didn’t know anything.” (Pg. 115) He clarifies, “Throughout this book, we’ll talk about two important ‘variants’ of the Original People. They’re both Black, and they’re both direct descendants of the ancestral human population… One branch… is described as looking more ‘Africoid’ (others call them ‘Negroid’). The other branch… looks more ‘Australoid’… Australoid people are distinct because of their receding forehead and brow ridge topped by hair ranging from a straight to wavy texture, traits only found ‘here and there’ in modern Africa.” (Pg. 121-122) Later, he notes, “the Original People didn’t look alike, and may not have looked (as a group) like any one particular race.” (Pg. 144) He argues, “the origin of the Mongoloid complex of features begins with Australoid people… the ‘East Asian’ look is just one of the major variations of the features found among the Original Black people of Asia. But it seems like a stretch, doesn’t it? To say that Chinese or Korean people come from Black roots… it seems counterintuitive because the features are SO different. The problem is that we associate ‘Mongoloid’ with a very stereotypical or extreme set of features, ignoring the fact that all Mongoloid people do not look alike.” (Pg. 170-171) He continues, “it is more likely that the bulk of Mongoloid … are simply descendants of Australoid people who are much more cold-adapted because of generations of settlement in colder, wind-swept climates.” (Pg. 172) He admits, “When I went to Japan in 2003, I had a moment of American ignorance. There were so many people with a similar complexion, similar nose shape, similar eyes, and similar hair texture that … I was starting to think everyone looked the same. So yet, I was one of those ‘uninformed’ people I mentioned in the last chapter… Outside Tokyo, I encountered a wider variety of ‘ethnic’ features among the people.” (Pg. 189) He states, “So we call the Australoid people the foundational people of the Americas because they laid the foundation for the modern Native American gene pool… Native American traditions recall mysterious ‘little people’ who were not considered to be mortal men… Were they real? And if so, who were these people? The ancestral human population (that is, Black people who exited Africa 130,000 years ago) may have arrived in the Americas long before the Australoid wave. Unlike the Australoid wave, the ancestral human population may not have had many surviving descendants in the Americas. As a result, we can’t find any genetic traces of them in the Americas… They could have been the same people who … never ‘make’ their own fire, but instead carry naturally-struck fires from site to site… you’re dumb if you think they were too dumb to master fire. They HAD mastered fire, but they also mastered the discipline required to survive in any environment without making their own fires. Which skill do you think is more impressive?” (Pg. 248-249) He acknowledges, “Obviously, most of the indigenous people of the Americas don’t look Black today. You’ll have to realize, of course, that there’s been over 70,000 years of genetic drift and mutation since our brothers in the Americas left Africa. You can’t expect them to look straight up African or speak African languages. But you… can still find Australoid features among many Native American faces…” (Pg. 253-254) He states, “You think I’m making this stuff up? C’mon, I’m not like the other guys, I promise. I’ve provided literally more than 1,000 endnotes citing the sources for the claims I’m making in this text. And these are reputable sources! There are at least 500 other sources which I’ve consulted over the last several years, but---as I wrote and edited---those are the ones I didn’t get a chance to cite. If you’d like to follow up on any of those sources, you can dig them up at any library, or at Google Books, and research for yourself… If you ever find a claim or statement where I didn’t think to cite my sources specifically, just look up what I’m talking about on Google Books and you’ll find plenty. I don’t make things up, I promise.” (Pg. 275) He observes, “some people don’t think ‘Black’ is a ‘real identity … not a geographic identity or nationality.’ Fair enough, but it shouldn’t be, because Black people are not bound to any one place on the Earth. ‘Africa’ is where humanity was born, but… these same Black people were the first people everywhere else as well. So the WORLD was once Black… but we should not think of Africa as a special little box where Black people belong. The planet earth belongs to the Original Man.” (Pg. 282) This book is richly illustrated with photographs, and clearly written. Its biggest problem is that, although it has 476 footnoted references, these cover about 300 pages of text---so many of the author’s statements throughout the book do not indicate any ‘source’ supporting them. (Which is contrary to his guidance, quoted earlier in this review.) Nevertheless, this book will be “must reading” for those studying Black history, and related subjects.

Great information but can be a little hard to read at times. Im learning a lot from this though.

THIS BOOK CHANGED MY ENTIRE LIFE! It changed the way I look at people, myself, my family history, and especially the world. While giving me all the knowledge in the world.

I am a follower of this author evidently. His books resonate with me and are full of knowledge and historical material. I purchased both "When the World Was Black" books. Not disappointed at all. I felt the same when I ordered the "How to Hustle and Win" books by the same author. Great for teens and adults.

The information within these pages are very eye opening and some of the information confirmed what I had already known

Very interesting read held my attention all the way through till the end taught me a lot of things I didn't know

I have and still learning about who I am as an African from thus book. It us very well researched and written.

Extremely informative,interesting and great read read 79 pages date book arrive.Can't wait to end my work day so I can read more .Gonna order more for Xmas present for family members and friends

A must have for your library.

It seems like every black person has Asian in them too from migrating to different cultures from the same place as Africa. I have been told I look Asian, well my eyes does. Not all blacks have Asian features but some does, or most.

This book is filled with golden nuggets about our past In the early chapters of this book alone. History like this wasn’t and will never be taught in the classrooms of America! I highly recommend them!

I absolutely love this book! I have a biracial child and am not happy with the history she is being taught in school. Her self esteem and self worth was just diminishing more and more. Now, I am reading this book with her every day now and let me tell you, this is the book that will change her life. Such a good purchase!

These are greatbooks to have in your collection. Well informed and well researched.

An astonishing recharacterization of recorded ancient history!

Book provides "real history" of the world.

Gives different perspective that is often overlooked

Awesome resource for learning new and interesting truth related to history.

very good overview of black history, including many little known facts. fast read.

Superb book with Truth, Substance, and Remarkably written.

It is profound to know all the things I was never taught in school.

Detailed explanation of the people of the ancient world, and how the diversity of man came about

Great read

If you are of the black diaspora, do yourself the favor of reading this book!!

I truly enjoyed this read because it was very informative on how us as a people populated the whole world.

One of my favorite black books of all time.

Yes I like the book I am learning a lot of history about black culture thanks

Good read

I am using this book as a reference to CURRENT AFFAIRS

This book is a must have. Supreme is a genius!

very good

Love this book.

Love it! Great purchase!

Content great

Great read

The information in this book has been amazing thus far. I purchased part 2 as well and having a hard time not thinking about it even when I'm taking a break from reading it. I want to thank the author for his hard work and dedication.

well written

Everything you wanted to know about true history

Product arrived in condition described. I thought it would be a bigger book, but it's small and packed with cool color photos!

Book just has a bunch of quotes from other books, author just writes stories.

Book is an awesome read

Very informative

Very important information in this book by a very knowledgeable person.

Love the books.

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Black relatives desperately need more accurate and fulfilling history that is not whitewashed. However, teaching about non-existent "Black Civilizations in the Americas" is not only harmful to Black youth and people looking for accurate empowering history but it is also harmful to people like Native Americans who's history it encroaches on and misrepresents. I applaud the intention because there is definitely need, but too bad because such misinformation probably does more harm than good.

All humans are originally from Africa, including "white" Europeans. Dark skin protects you from strong sun, but decreases absorption of Vitamin D. Lighter skin burns more easily in strong sun, but makes Vitamin D absorption easier. Skin color does NOT change human nature or human abilities. Homin species have adapted to changes in climate long before Homo sapiens even evolved. Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, and Homo neanderthalensis all lived in Europe at different times. There is evidence that at least some Neanderthals had fair skin and red hair, but probably they all evolved lighter skin to deal with less sun there. (The African Cro Magnon invaders who overran the Neanderthals were originally the ones with dark skin.) The actual ancient peoples this book does such a poor job of documenting did not really care about skin color any more than eye color or hair color. That prejudice developed with the widespread use of sailing ships. People who travel by land see the appearance of those they pass gradually change. It's only when you are isolated on a ship and suddenly land far away that you get the WRONG idea that the strange looking people are different from you in any significant way. Even slavery is not an invention of "white" people. It goes back at least to ancient Egypt (part of Africa) or even further. Taking captives goes way back and even existed among Native Americans long before Columbus or the slave-run cotton plantations of the southern U.S. ALL humans are capable of good and bad behavior. Skin color has absolutely ZERO effect on that.

I am overwhelmed with the abundant factual information this book contains of the ancient (the word prehistory eludes me- History before itself? The work that the author or collector of facts, indisputable evidential references to present this reality of human development is phenomenal. It is a valuable tool for revolutionizing education as we know it, for directing a perspective that would cure many cultural biases and misdirection of the ethnic origins of the world we share. Why has such vital evidence of the original peoples of this planet and their extensions been suppressed?-

This book - parts 1 and 2 - is a major eye opener. To see Everything We've accomplished as a people can do nothing but make you proud to be Black. If you are already proud, this book will make you More proud. To read about our brothers and sisters around the globe is fascinating. Our history, Our culture...Amazing. To see photos of old Afro picks, clothes, razors, toothpicks, needle and thread, etc. is simply incredible. I know I am not doing this Book any justice, but I will say this - I look at All people of color very differently now. I have family all over the globe...and so do you!

Want a book that will knock your socks off? Get these!!!! Fantastic, thorough and very well cited. These volumes put all others to shame. Must read for ALL teachers, preachers, historians and scholars. I have purchased several others for friends and family.