Black history month: The lost tribe

From: New African | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: Buntu, Amani Olubanjo | Copyright information

The African presence in Asia is well documented by Homer (8th century BC) and Europe's "Father of History", Herodotus (5th century BC). Negroid skeletal remains in Asia date back 95,000 years. As Africans in the UK (both continental and diasporan) celebrate Black History Month this month (October), we asked Amani Olubanjo Buntu, a lecturer and consultant at the Institute of Afrikology in South Africa, to take a closer look at the history of the African glory and downfall in Asia. This is Part...

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