When Will the Truth be Told? The Black Presence in the Americas Before Columbus Legrand H. Clegg II - San Francisco Bay View
go to original October 12, 2015

The Olmec civilization, the first significant civilization in Mesoamerica, is best known for the colossal carved heads in Central Mexico, clearly crafted in the likeness of Africans, that serve as evidence that Africans sailed to the New World before Columbus. (BBC/gnawmot's channel)

Every October, Americans pause to celebrate Columbus Day. Children are taught that the Italian navigator discovered America. Parades are held in his honor and tributes tell of his skill, courage and perseverance.

Historians, archeologists, anthropologists and other scientists and scholars now know that Columbus did not discover America. Not only were Native Americans present when he reached the New World, but also Africans, Asians and Europeans, among others, had been sailing to America thousands of years before Columbus ventured across the Atlantic.

Of the various people who reached America before Columbus, Black Africans appear to have been the first, to have made the most contacts and to have had the greatest influence. As a matter of fact, in the recent book, “The First Americans Were Africans: Documented Evidence,” David Imhotep proves that Black Africans reached the New World as early as 56,000 years ago!

During the 19th and 20th centuries, several scholars wrote books and articles about this subject and urged the academic establishment to change primary and secondary curricula across the country to reflect the great contributions of African people to early America. Unfortunately, such pleas fell on deaf ears. So again this October our children are being taught the myth that Columbus discovered America.

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