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Hundreds of black deaths in widespread race riots during ‘Red Summer’ of 1919 are being remembered – Chicago Sun-Times

African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, hanged or beaten to death by white mobs. Thousands of homes and businesses were burned to the ground, their owners driven out — many never to return.

Source: Hundreds of black deaths in widespread race riots during ‘Red Summer’ of 1919 are being remembered – Chicago Sun-Times

The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt (Read Full History)

Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s recorded history has passed before anyone in Europe could even learn to read and write.

Source: The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt (Read Full History)

700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University

Not until recently did most commentators on African literary history believe that African societies had any form of writing tradition. Since the rediscovery of ancient manuscript collections, with some dating back to at least the 8th century AD, this perception has gradually lost popularity.

Source: 700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University