Dr. John Aden: Is It Time To Retire They Came Before Columbus?
Dr. John Aden: Is It Time To Retire They Came Before Columbus?In this episode, we critically examine the ideas popularized by Ivan Van Sertima and his book They Came Before Columbus, focusing on claims about pre-Columbian contact between Africa and the Americas. We discuss arguments involving ancient Egyptians in the Americas, the Canary Current theory, and the story of Abu Bakr II of the Mali Empire allegedly sailing across the Atlantic. We also place these ideas in historical and scholarly context, asking what evidence exists, what remains speculative, and how these narratives have been…
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