Of course I was being facetious, but I was having fun at the expense of so-called scholars like Black Studies professor Leonard Jeffries who make all sorts of outlandish historical claims for Africa. For an interesting perspective on this, read "Not Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History", by Mary Leftkowitz.
For an interesting perspective on this, read "Not Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth as History", by Mary Leftkowitz.
You took the thought right out of my head as I started reading this thread. Good suggestion.
I absolutely agree with you about Leonard Jeffries. He's psychotic and does great damage. Black kids have enough to feel pride about in their own heritage without any political opportunist making stuff up. And if they don't have enough, then they should go to school, work hard, and become something great.