![]() ![]() I found it later when I had the luxury of being able to read what I wanted, rather than that which was assigned, and have used it to some degree in home schooling my son (though it is too difficult for most high school students). This book was published and available at almost the same time I finished my degree. Through impeccable research, he has uncovered history and culture that was not readily available those many years ago. Bennett gives voice to Black Americans, and to the cultures they brought with them. ![]() But of course, when conquerors succeed in occupying another land militarily and politically, the next thing to be done is to eradicate the culture as it exists, and to pretend there WAS no history before the conqueror arrived (aside, perhaps, from a brief reference to how bad it used to be). I didn't WANT to read about the colonizers. Everywhere I looked (in conventional sources, such as the university library and trade journals) it said, "See Europe". I asked where I could find the actual history of Africa. ![]() When I was working on my MA with the goal to teach history in the upper grades, I expressed my frustration to my professor. ![]()
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