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February is
American
History Month
Afro- American History
Month is sponsored by the
Association for the Study of
Afro-American life and
History, Inc., 1401 14th
Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20005. This year's
theme is: HISTORY: TORCH
TO THE FUTURE.
The
Continent
of Africa
Africa is a very
large continent.
It stretches over
5,000 miles from
north to south and 4,600 miles from
east to west.
As you can see in the map, the
United States, Western Europe. India,
New Zealand and Japan can all fit
within this big continent.
In Africa there are mountains,
deserts, forests and
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are more than 45 countries on
tinent.
of these countries are Ghana,
Ethiopia, Egypt and Zaire,
all these countries are
t groups of peoples.
each haye their own
beliefs and ways of life.
prepared with the assistance of the
of African Art, Washington, D.C.
African
Symbols
Mother love and
protection
Unity among different
groups
Dislike for bad habits
Strength
The people of
Ghana, like many
Africans, use
symbols in their
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African Proverbs
A proverb is a belief or truth that
becomes a saying or byword.
Proverbs have been passed from
person to person through the ages.
Below are some proverbs and the
countries where they are popular.
Ghana:
"Hunger is felt by a slave and
hunger is felt by a king."
"What is bad luck for one man is
good luck for another."
"No one tests the depth of a river
with both feet."
Cameroon:
"Knowledge is better than riches."
Congo:
"Children are the reward of life."
Ethiopia:
"The fool speaks; the wise man
listens."
Guinea:
"A good deed is something one
returns."
"He who has done evil, expects
evil."
Ivory Coast:
"It takes two to make a quarrel."
Nigeria:
"Little is better than nothing."
Information Courtesy Museum of African
Art. Washington D.C.
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