Dr. Darrell Kefentse
Book Details
Title
The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
Author
Award Year
ISBN
9781556520723
Honoree Information
Dr. Darrell Kefentse
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Africana Studies
Occasion
On the occasion of Dr. Darrell Kefentse's promotion to Senior Lecturer
Why Chosen
As a young man, this was one of the first books that started me on my journey to better understand the history of Africa and its people. Cheikh Anta Diop led the charge in his claim that the source of cultural development in the Western world began in Africa. For its time, this was not only a bold assertion, it was unprecedented. Using historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support his theories, Diop transformed the study of the African continent.