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Era of Reclamation Ep.2: African Europeans

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Acclaimed author and historian Professor Olivette Otele discusses her new book ‘African Europeans: An Untold History’ alongside playwright, author and former Deputy Chair of the British Museum, Bonnie Greer OBE. Their conversation, introduced by British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer, explored the forgotten history of African European heritage, from Emperor Septimius Severus, to enslaved Africans living in Europe during the Renaissance, all the way to present-day migrants moving to Europe’s cities.

This video contains edited highlights of the original recording.

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  1. @g.aathoz1211

    August 10, 2023 at 9:45 pm

    What a load of rubbish, the fall of Constantinople is not the event defining European borders, the Turks continued their advancement into the Balkans and the city after city, country after country fell. Europeans have other events that were more identity-defining because Europeans won and turned the tide, especially if we are talking about Muslims, like the battle of Vienna where the Austrians and the Poles pushed back the invading Turks, the bloody resistance of Vlad the Impaler, the Norman liberation of Sicily from the Muslims or the battle of Tours where the Franks pushed back the imperialistic advance of the the Caliphate. Furthermore Europe is not a peninsula of Asia but maybe a peninsula of the supercontinent of Eurasia… Then we have other identity-defining victories against the Mongols or the Christianization of the Pagans and later how the battle was won against the ideological threats from within as the West fought off the Nazis and then defeated the Communists in an military and economic arms race.

    Trying to distort history and make European history about Africans or Muslims stinks of historical relativism, next thing and we will get the same treatment as the Egyptians as some factions in American society try to steal and lay claim to their history.

    Although I have to give credit for mentioning that the Africans was the ones selling the slaves to the Europeans and yes the Africans and Europeans mixed in the African continent mostly separated from the American slave trade.

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BLACK AFRICANS Are Ancestors To Early CHINESE Settlers

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BLACK AFRICANS Are Ancestors to Early CHINESE Settlers.

Did you know a remarkable historical connection between black Africans and early Chinese settlers dates back centuries? Today, this video uncovers a new perspective on Chinese civilization and its relationship to Black Africans. Through this exploration, we will discover the long-lasting impact of their shared experiences, illuminating the profound influence of their intertwined histories.

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Where Do African Americans Come From

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AFRICANS VISITED AMERICA 2000 YEARS BEFORE COLUMBUS , 11 UNDENIABLE PROOFS ; Black History.

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11 Reasons Tp Prove That Africans Were in America 2000 years Before Colombus.
Let me take you on a journey through some of these fascinating pieces of evidence of African presence in America 2000 years before Columbus. Take them with a grain of salt if you have to, but I think they are worth some consideration.
1. Olmec Heads: The colossal stone heads created by the Olmec civilization in present-day Mexico, which date back to 1500 BCE to 400 BCE, feature distinctly African facial features. These heads feature facial features such as broad noses, full lips, and round faces that clearly resemble those of Africans more than the indigenous populations of the Americas. Tell me this is not a black man right there. The detailed and realistic nature of the Olmec heads suggests they were based on real individuals. It is no wonder not surprising that some researchers contend that these features indicate an African presence in pre-Columbian America.

2. African Artifacts in the Americas: Artifacts such as cotton from Africa and tobacco pipes found in pre-Columbian sites in South America have led some to speculate about transatlantic contact. In addition, metal artefacts with similar metallurgical techniques to those used in West Africa have been found in pre-Columbian American sites.

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3. Botanical Evidence: Certain plants like the bottle gourd and the sweet potato are thought to have originated in Africa and Asia but were present in pre-Columbian America, suggesting possible ancient transoceanic contact.

4. Linguistic Evidence: Some linguists claim to have found similarities between certain Native American languages and African languages. Some proponents argue that there are similarities between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and symbols found in Mesoamerican writing systems, such as those of the Maya. The Mandinka word “makala,” meaning “rice,” is compared to the similar-sounding words in some Native American languages.

Dr. Clyde Winters points to shared vocabulary and phonetic similarities, such as the word “yu” in Mandinka meaning “to give” and a similar-sounding word in the Olmec language with the same meaning.
Leo Wiener, in his early 20th-century work “Africa and the Discovery of America,” cited examples such as the Wolof word “tem” (to cut) and its similarity to the Algonquian word “temagun” (an axe).

5. THOR HEYERDAHL’S RAFT EXPERIMENTS: The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl demonstrated with his expeditions (Kon-Tiki and Ra) that it was possible to travel across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans using ancient boat-building techniques, suggesting that such voyages could have occurred in ancient times.

6. Ancient Maps: Some historical maps, such as the Piri Reis map, allegedly show parts of the American continent with a level of detail suggesting pre-Columbian exploration, potentially by African or other non-European civilizations.

7. Skull Analysis: Studies of certain skeletal remains, such as the Luzia Woman found in Brazil, have shown features that some anthropologists argue resemble those of African or Australoid populations rather than Native American populations.

8. Accounts from Early European Explorers: Some early European explorers, such as Vasco Núñez de Balboa, reported encountering dark-skinned peoples in the Americas upon their arrival.

9. Cultural Similarities: Some researchers point to cultural parallels between African and American civilizations, such as pyramid building, similar religious practices, and iconography, as potential evidence of contact.

10. Presence of Black peoples in Asia, Australia and the Pacific. If Black people can be found in as far as the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia many Islands in the Pacific, why can’t they be found in the Americas? I mean it makes no sense for the Americas to be the exception right?

11. Genetic Studies: While controversial and not universally accepted, some genetic studies have indicated the presence of haplogroups in Native American populations that are also found in African populations, suggesting ancient intermingling.

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