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.
North Africa was unquestionably an important part of the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and Roman empires. Civilization seems to have continued there, after barbarians destroyed Rome and peaked in the 11th century, the golden age of Islam. However, this civilization was completely color blind and race did not mean what it does now. I just hope that they microfilm any documents that have value before Islamic militants bomb the library.