Untold History: Africans in the American Diaspora Origins, Past and Present Contributions

UNTOLD HISTORY illustrates how African history is intertwined with and foundational to American history. The book begins this narrative in the fourteenth century, when European seafarers discovered the coastal regions of Africa, describes the meeting of the three worlds aEUR" Europe, Africa, and the New World, (later known as America), and details the increasing interactions of the three worlds after the 1450s. The author dispels some of the misconceptions about pre-colonial Africa by prese...