The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality

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by  Cheikh Anta Diop

Copyright Page: iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page: v
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE Page: ix
PREFACE: The Meaning of Our Work Page: xii
CHAPTER I: What Were the Egyptians? Page: 1
CHAPTER II: Birth of the Negro Myth Page: 10
CHAPTER III: Modern Falsification of History Page: 43
CHAPTER IV: Could Egyptian Civilization Have Originated in the Delta? Page: 85
CHAPTER V: Could Egyptian Civilization Be of Asian Origin? Page: 100
CHAPTER VI: The Egyptian Race as Seen and Treated by Anthropologists Page: 129
CHAPTER VII: Arguments Supporting a Negro Origin Page: 134
CHAPTER VIII: Arguments Opposing a Negro Origin Page: 156
CHAPTER IX: Peopling of Africa from the Nile Valley Page: 179
CHAPTER X: Political and Social Evolution of Ancient Egypt Page: 204
CHAPTER XI: Contribution of Ethiopia-Nubia and Egypt Page: 230
CHAPTER XII: Reply to a Critic Page: 236
CHAPTER XIII: Early History of Humanity: Evolution of the Black World Page: 260
CONCLUSION Page: 276
NOTES Page: 278
NOTES ON ARCHEOLOGICAL TERMS USED IN THE TEXT Page: 297
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Page: 300
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Page: 305
INDEX Page: 313
A Page: 313
B Page: 313
C Page: 313
D Page: 313
E Page: 314
F Page: 314
G Page: 314
H Page: 314
I Page: 314
J Page: 314
K Page: 315
L Page: 315
M Page: 315
N Page: 315
O Page: 316
P Page: 316
Q Page: 316
R Page: 316
S Page: 316
T Page: 317
U Page: 317
V Page: 317
W Page: 317
Y Page: 317
Z Page: 317