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On Africa
"It seems to me," said a spea
the objective of African Studies it
inculcate in the student, throuj
reading experiences, research pi
clearer, fuller understanding and
have played in the world history;
struggles and hardships of the bla
the achievements and contributi
fields of science, industry, edu<
etc., and in helping to forge a cor
internationalism.''
Another scholar, writing in a r
"Jungle imagery and prejudj
American knowledge of Africa.
"In a 1967 survey of American s
and Barry K. Beyer found that
'through a web of myth and ui
appeared to increase as students
through grade twelve.
"The 1970's," said Philip D. C
something more, with nearly 2,(
Said Francis Botchway, "then
assessing the contribution of Af
progress of mankind..
"An analysis of ancient classic
and scientific study of Greco
epigraphical and archeologica
of Justinian will show that the /
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ureece and Italy participated in
evolution of classical history.
"Such an undertaking in Afri
unwarranted generalization that
"To those who say that there
African History, for the periot
History, modern research in
argument.
"Africans were not without a tr
that this is so, is now the undis
scholars.
"African historians, by the en
tradition of recorded history, and
al-kadi wrote Tarikh al-Fateh.
"There is also a need for an
African Studies from the perspt
"The central myth in the myt
that of the denial that Africans
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in oraer to provide a pr
? Studies, we must stress politics ai
more than any other discipline tl
understanding social policy."
And above all, those interestec
must travel so as to dispel in then
one sided orientation.
. Every library that I know of in t
a number of books on Africa ar
interesting reading. But rememb
but a continent made up of mar
making a generalization on Afrit
probably read in just one book.
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ker in a recent lecture, "that
lay be said to be an attempt to
;h his classroom instruction,
ojects, and other activities, a
awareness of the part Africans
; a relevant empathy with the
tck race: and a greater pride in
ohs made by Africans in the
:ation, literature, art, music,
isciousness of African or black
'
ecent Africanists journal said,
ged stereotypes abound in
schoolchildren, E. Perry Hicks
the majority still saw Africa
tifavorable stereotypes which
progressed from grade seven
urtin, "have a right to askfor
XX) university Africanists." I
e is still a lot to be done in
ricans to civilization and the
al evidence, and a systematic
-Roman records - literary,
1 - from early time to the age
Africans who went to ancient
an important chapter in the
can Studies would dispel the
blacks have no historv
is no documentary source of
d which predates European
Africana has refuted that
adition of historiography, and,
puted verdict of true African
id of the 15th century, had a
certainly so by the time when
approach to the problem of
:ctive of political philosophy,
hology surrounding Africa, is
are a historical people,
oper perspective in African
nd sociology, for it is these two
lat provide the framework for
1 in African values and norms,
iselves the negative aspects of
he State of North Carolina has
id some of those books make
>er that Africa is not a country
ly countries. So be careful of
:a based mainly on what you
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