A veritable mine of historical data marred by a polemical turgidity that borders on the ridiculous - almost as foolish, in its own way, as many White historians' (eg, Niall Ferguson) claim that the British Empire was a force for good. As this book shows, it is the opposite. The book could have been so much shorter and would, then, have made its point more clearly and concisely.
But that said, the book's main theme is that for Africa to fully realize its potential it had free itself of the systemic rape, torture, murder and pillage of Whites in order to achieve self-determination through self-definition. And it is important to recognize that this could not be done with the help of non-Blacks because of the historical mistrust between the two groups. Yet we still see that a United States of Africa is as likely to be achieved as a United States of America (US) (not all American countries are members of the US); especially given the White-drawn national boundaries that still exist separating similar ethnic, religious and cultural traditions. These boundaries demonstrate that White political ideas still predominate and that the psychological affects of White supremacism still negatively effect African politics. Yet because White culture never took root in Africa - because of its palimpsestic nature - the indigenous culture was never totally destroyed.
It makes a nice change to see Africa presented from an African perspective rather than the usual ethno- and Eurocentric one. Yet this book does not compare too well with the work of a Cheikh Anta DIOP - despite being his champion.
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