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Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500BC to 2000AD (Paperback)

by Chancellor Williams (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Third World Press,U.S.; New edition edition (21 Oct 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0883780305
  • ISBN-13: 978-0883780305
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 63,053 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a widely read classic exposition of the history of Africans on the continent, the people of African descent in the United States and in the diaspora. This is well researched scholarly work detailing the development of civilisation in Africa and its destruction.

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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The product of hard work., 15 Aug 1999
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This book should be read by everyone but is a very important work for black people across the globe. "I was convinced that what troubled me and what I wanted to know, was what troubled the black masses and what they wanted to know. We wanted to know the whole truth, good and bad. For it would be a continuing degradation of the African people if we simply destroyed the present system of racial lies embedded in world literature only to replace it with glorified fiction based more on wishful thinking than on the labors of historical research." This quote from the book sets the whole tone and reflects the thinking of the author. Sixteen years of hard work and in depth research instead of stories which hold no water. Those content with the world in the way it is must not read this book but if you sense that many pieces of the puzzle don't fit, order this book without delay. I am sure once you have read it there will be one question on your mind; What do we do about it? One answer would be to ignore it. Ignoring a tumor doesn't make it go away instead it spreads unchecked. It is time to kill the cancer and start living.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wide-ranging, brave view of black history, 16 May 2008
This is a tough and decisive answer to the question, "Why are black people always on the back foot?". It is a very strong challenge to the other extremist view of black inferiority; arguing strongly in favor of black pride and black unity. Despite the charged nature of the discourse, it contains very many facts of African history which are less known and acclaimed, probably because they do not fit in with modern stereotypes of African history, constructed in a nineteenth century that was dominated by "standard" notions of African inferiority. For example, the contributions of early African civilization to technological advancement, the role of Sudan in Egyptian civilization, black resistance in Nubia to Arab encroachment etc. The reader should, however, be warned that this book does not pretend to be a passive account of black history. The author is very proactive and radical in his interpretations; intending the book as a blue print for mobilizing the black race against a supposed historical conspiracy by white and arab races to marginalize it. I enjoyed it for the raw historical facts but was careful to choose what interpretations of these facts I accepted as true.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars IMPORTANT BOOK FOR ALL RACES TO READ, 6 Jan 2008
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African history is a part of World history so everybody should read this. But the important message for people is "If you don't know your history you cannot determine your destiny." Another book to read is When We Ruled by Robin Walker which is a follow on(or updated version) from this book. READ IN ORDER TO LEAD!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Seek and you will find
This book is for the black or coloured person who has found enlightenment as well as for every reader of black history. Read more
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This is by far one of the best books I have ever read. I think every school in the country should have a copy of this book to teach is schools. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get much better, what an achievement.
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Living in the UK, I have always felt that enough hasn't been done for Black people here. We don't learn our culture and history in schools here and it has really displaced us from... Read more
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Like the above reviewer I too for the last 3 years have become increasingly aware of a misinterpretation of black people. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant survey by a brilliant visionary.
The average reader of this book always misconstrues it's purpose. The purpose of this book is not to be descriptive, but prescriptive. Read more
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Chancellor Williams does an excellent job of not only identifying the issues that we have endured as a people but he leaves you with something unique..... An Answer. Read more
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