History in Black: African-Americans in Search of an Ancient Past

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The development of Afrocentric historical writing is explored in this study which traces this recording of history from the Hellenistic-Roman period to the 19th century. Afrocentric writers are depicted as searching for the unique primary source of "culture" from one period to the next. Such passing on of cultural traits from the "ancient model" from the classical period to the origin of culture in Egypt and Africa is shown as being a product purely of creative history. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Calling on Our Forefathers — History as Redemption and Resurrection 1. The Foundations of Afrocentric Universal History 2. The Revival of Ancient Historical Traditions in Black America: The Four Revised 'Ancient Models' 3. Making-up Stories of Egypt 4. The Egyptian Tyranny over Greece in the Bronze Age 5. The Glory that Was Egypt: The Heliocentric Theory 6. The Second Ancient Model: A History of Debt 7. Ancient Egypt and the Foundation of Western Philosophy and Science 8. The Quest for Ancient Egypt's Black Identity 9. The Curse of Canaan and the Black Presence in the Bible 10. The 'Noble Ethiopian': Symbol and Reality 11. Egypt, Africa and the Nile Valley as an Afrocentric Dilemma 12. From India to Ethiopia (Kush): The Invention of the Fictitious Kushite Empire 13. Black Columbus and Black Natives in the New World 14. Conclusion Appendix: Josephus' Guilt and the Afrocentric Misuse of His Account Notes Bibliography Index