An interesting lecture from a controversial scholar, Ivan Van Sertima. Regardless of one's take on Afrocentrism (and the variety of forms which it can take), his work certainly challenges common assumptions about African history, gender relations, science, and civilizations. Without a doubt, African contributions to science, technology, astronomy, and medicine do not get the recognition they deserve, so enjoy this lecture. Africa gave us modern human behavior, mathematics, art, astronomy, advanced surgery, antibiotics, innovative metallurgy, and a plethora of advances in human history that are belittled, ignored, and denied to this day.
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