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Lerone Bennett Jr.
Born
in Clarksdale, MS, The United States
October 17, 1928
Died
February 14, 2018
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“The Mosaic records allude to them frequently; but while they are described as the most powerful, the most just, and the most beautiful of the human race, they are constantly spoken of as black, and there seems to be no other conclusion to be drawn, than that at that remote period of history the leading race of the Western World was a black race.”
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
“White babies, for instance, commonly had negro wet nurses,”
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
“A brilliant administrator and an enlightened legislator, Askia reorganized the army, improved the banking and credit systems and made Gao, Walata, Timbuktu, and Jenne intellectual centers. He has been hailed as one of the greatest monarchs of this period.”
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
― Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America 1619-1962
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