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African origin of civilisation

by Cheikh Anta Diop

“the history of black Africa will remain in suspense and can only be written correctly when African historians dare to connect it to the history of ancient Egypt” Cheick Anta Diop This book is composed of the revealing chapters on the ancient Egyptian origins of civilization contained in the books NATIONS NÈGRES ET CULTURE published in 1955 and ANTERIORITÉ DES CIVILIZATIONS NEGRES published in 1967 by Cheick Anta Diop

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?