Black Man of the Nile

<p><em>Black Man of the Nile and His Family</em> first published in 1972 is Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan's most renowned work. This groundbreaking book encapsulates much of his early research on ancient Africa offering a masterful and unique perspective. With <em>Black Man of the Nile</em> Dr. Ben challenges and dismantles the Europeanized version of African history exposing numerous distortions in the long record of Africa's contributions to world civilization. Once revealed he confronts these misrepresentations with unwavering determination delivering a compelling corrective to traditional narratives. This work provides readers with an essential and foundational history of Africa told from an authentically African perspective. This edition presents the complete text accompanied by a newly selected bibliography and an extensive name and subject index.</p>