History

Understanding history is imperative for developing a knowledge of self. History gives perspective, appreciation, inspiration and allows you to recognise that things have not always been the way they are today. And that they can change for a better tomorrow.

Below are the books we used to develop the History portion of our curriculum. History is our largest module, and we made sure to use a wide range of sources from many African, and some non-African, authors.

*When We Ruled**, Robin Walker*

*The African Origin of Civilisation: Myth or Reality**, Cheikh Anta Diop*

*Precolonial Black Africa**, Cheikh Anta Diop*

*Civilization or Barbarism**, Cheikh Anta Diop*

*Africa: Mother of Western Civilisation**, Yosef Ben-Jochannan*

*Black Genesis**, Thomas Brophy and Robert Bauval*

*They Came Before Columbus**, Ivan Van Sertima*

*Avengers of the New World**, Laurent Dubois*

*The Black Jacobins**, C. L. R. James*

*A History of Pan-African Revolt**, C. L. R. James*

UNESCO General History of Africa, *Vol. I-VIII**, various authors*

*Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain**, Peter Fryer*

*Black and British**, David Olusoga*

*The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain**, Ron Ramdin*

*The Ruins of Empires**, C.F. Volney*

*Blackamoores**, Onyeka*

*Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World**, Gerald Massey*

*Before the Slave Trade**, Robin Walker*

*Blacks and Science, Vol. 1-3**, Robin Walker*

*Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire**, Robin Walker, Saran Keita, and Siaf Millar*

*Imhotep the African**, Thomas Brophy and Robert Bauval*

*Black Women in Antiquity**, Ivan Van Sertima*

*Black Ghost of Empire**, Kris Manjapra*

*The Destruction of Black Civilization**, Chancellor Williams*

*Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust**, John Henrik Clarke*

*Africa in History**, Basil Davidson*

*African Glory**, J.C. DeGraft-Johnson*

*Timbuctoo the Mysterious**, Felix Dubois*

*African Presence in Early Europe**, Ivan Van Sertima*

*Golden Age of the Moor**, Ivan Van Sertima*

*Fighting the Slave Trade: West African Strategies**, ed. Sylvain A. Diouf*

*The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery**, Robin Blackburn*

*Capitalism and Slavery**, Eric Williams*

*Early America Revisited**, Ivan Van Sertima*

*Light From Ancient Africa**, Na’im Akbar*

*A Fistful of Shells**, Toby Green*

*How Europe Underdeveloped Africa**, Walter Rodney*

*Black Tudors**, Miranda Kaufman*

*The Haitian Revolution**, Toussaint L’Ouverture*

*The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony**, Molefi Kete Asante*

*Slave Revolution In the Caribbean, 1789-1804**, John D. Garrigus and Laurent Dubois*

*Colonialism in Global Perspective**, Kris Manjapra*

*The West and the Rest of Us**, Chinweizu*

*Decolonising the African Mind**, Chinweizu*

*Stamped From the Beginning**, Ibram X. Kendi*

*The Irritated Genie**, Jacob Carruthers*

*The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism**, Gerald Horne*

*The Dawning of the Apocalypse**, Gerald Horne*

*They Were Her Property**, Stephanie E. Jones-Roberts*

*The Blood Never Dried: A People’s History of the British Empire**, John Newsinger*

Boukman AcademyOctober 12, 2019

History

When We Ruled, Robin Walker

The African Origin of Civilisation: Myth or Reality, Cheikh Anta Diop

Precolonial Black Africa, Cheikh Anta Diop

Civilization or Barbarism, Cheikh Anta Diop

Africa: Mother of Western Civilisation, Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Black Genesis, Thomas Brophy and Robert Bauval

They Came Before Columbus, Ivan Van Sertima

Avengers of the New World, Laurent Dubois

The Black Jacobins, C. L. R. James

A History of Pan-African Revolt, C. L. R. James

UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I-VIII, various authors

Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain, Peter Fryer

Black and British, David Olusoga

The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain, Ron Ramdin

The Ruins of Empires, C.F. Volney

Blackamoores, Onyeka

Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World, Gerald Massey

Before the Slave Trade, Robin Walker

Blacks and Science, Vol. 1-3, Robin Walker

Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire, Robin Walker, Saran Keita, and Siaf Millar

Imhotep the African, Thomas Brophy and Robert Bauval

Black Women in Antiquity, Ivan Van Sertima

Black Ghost of Empire, Kris Manjapra

The Destruction of Black Civilization, Chancellor Williams

Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust, John Henrik Clarke

Africa in History, Basil Davidson

African Glory, J.C. DeGraft-Johnson

Timbuctoo the Mysterious, Felix Dubois

African Presence in Early Europe, Ivan Van Sertima

Golden Age of the Moor, Ivan Van Sertima

Fighting the Slave Trade: West African Strategies, ed. Sylvain A. Diouf

The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery, Robin Blackburn

Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams

Early America Revisited, Ivan Van Sertima

Light From Ancient Africa, Na’im Akbar

A Fistful of Shells, Toby Green

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Walter Rodney

Black Tudors, Miranda Kaufman

The Haitian Revolution, Toussaint L’Ouverture

The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony, Molefi Kete Asante

Slave Revolution In the Caribbean, 1789-1804, John D. Garrigus and Laurent Dubois

Colonialism in Global Perspective, Kris Manjapra

The West and the Rest of Us, Chinweizu

Decolonising the African Mind, Chinweizu

Stamped From the Beginning, Ibram X. Kendi

The Irritated Genie, Jacob Carruthers

The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism, Gerald Horne

The Dawning of the Apocalypse, Gerald Horne

They Were Her Property, Stephanie E. Jones-Roberts

The Blood Never Dried: A People’s History of the British Empire, John Newsinger