Africa Factfile – Nos. 1 -25
1. The human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens) were excavated at sites in East Africa. Human remains were discovered at Omo in Ethiopia that were dated at 195,000 years old, the oldest known in the world. 2. Skeletons of pre-humans have been found […]
Africa Factfile – Nos. 26 – 50
26. West Africa had walled towns and cities in the pre-colonial period. Winwood Reade, an English historian visited West Africa in the nineteenth century and commented that: “There are . . . thousands of large walled cities resembling those of Europe in the Middle Ages, or of ancient Greece.” 27. Lord Lugard, an English official, […]
Africa Factfile – Nos. 51 – 75
51. The mediaeval Nigerian city of Benin was built to “a scale comparable with the Great Wall of China”. There was a vast system of defensive walling totalling 10,000 miles in all. Even before the full extent of the city walling had become apparent the Guinness Book of Records carried an entry in the 1974 […]
Africa Factfile – Nos. 76 – 100
76. Dr Albert Churchward, author of Signs and Symbols of Primordial Man, pointed out that writing was found in one of the stone built ruins: “Lt.-Col. E. L. de Cordes . . . who was in South Africa for three years, informed the writer that in one of the ‘Ruins’ there is a ‘stone-chamber,’ with […]
100 Greatest Black History Books
(and where to get them)
>> 100 Greatest Black History Books: 1 – 10 The Book of the Glory of the Blacks The Golden Age of West African Civilization Daily Life in the Kingdom of the Kongo Afrikan Genesis, Volume I African Origins of Major “Western Religions” Royal Arts of Africa Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization: Exploding the Myths: 001 […]
New Books and Lecture Essays
Latest Books: The latest books authored by Robin Walker and colleagues that are now available to purchase through Amazon. Amazon.co.uk Widgets E-books: The Reklaw Education Lecture Series provides a comprehensive series of eBook lectures relating to Black History & Economics. The lectures are currently available for download at the ‘Amazon Kindle’ store, The series first […]
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Robin Walker and Colleagues Black History Man Robin Walker is also known as The Black History Man the foremost historian and writer on all matters related to ancient and medieval African history. Find out more about him here. Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire Have you ever considered the following […]
