They Came Before Columbus

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Random House, 1976 - History - 288 pages
With the skill of a novelist, Ivan Van Sertima reveals to readers compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Black Africans in ancient America. It is the marriage of twin crafts--the artist's and the scholar's--in a book that makes it possible to see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of Black Africans in Pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilization they found here.

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The Secret Route from Guinea
1
The Visible Witnesses
19
The Mariner Prince of Mali
37
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