African Heroes and Heroines Scraping away hundreds of years

Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance

overturned in a Stalinist-led coup in 1983

Because prayer is the vehicle that moves and carries from Eternity into time what GOD has prepared for those of us in time

Jackson sheds long overdue light on standard Eurocentric and distorting approaches to the history of Africa from early African civilizations to Africa’s significance in world history

and the wonder of words that can make the world right

African Heroes and Heroines Scraping away hundreds of yearsOriginally published in 1939 as a counterpoint to the myopic, Eurocentric narrative of African history popular in the West at the time, Carter G. Woodson's African Heroes and Heroines delves into the rich and complex political, military, and economic history of the African continent with the objective eye of a scientific observer. Intended for upper level high school students, Woodson presents a fair biographical treatment of African leaders through