From Introduction: There are two ways in which we can deal with the subject of African history. The first is to treat Africa as a whole and give an overall historical account without any special reference to racial types; the second is to regard Africa as the "Land of the Negroes" and to give a history of the Negro race. The first method - that of treating Africa as a whole without special reference to race - may be criticized by those who regard the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, the Moors and Berbers as belonging to groups which are foreign to the African continent, or at least entirely different from the Negro population. The second method - that of treating Africa as the land or home of the Negro race - can be criticized because the actual evolutionary area of the Negro species of Homo sapiens is unknown to us at present...

African Glory: The Story of Vanished Negro Civilizations

Politics & Social Sciences

J. C. Degraft-Johnson

Social Sciences

Black Classic Pr

A very interesting read about the history of Ethiopia and its wars.

The Real Facts About Ethiopia (B.C.P. Pamphlet)

Self-Help

Rogers, J.A.

Relationships

Children of the Sun

History

Parker, George W.

Africa

2017 Reprint of 1939 Edition.   This essay is an effort to highlight the influence of Ethiopia in the history of Civilization.  It also devotes consider time to suggesting that Ethiopia’s contribution has been either misunderstood or intentionally ignored by mainstream historians and scholars.  Jackson culls research from Archaeology, Comparative Religion, History and Classical Antiquity to propose that contributions from Ethiopia were at the forefront of many of the developments later taken credit for by “White” scholars.

Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization

Jackson, John G.

World

During his lifetime John Coltrane, through music, moved many people to more meaningful lives. Coltrane: A Biography captures the feeling and facts of Coltrane's life and music. It places Coltrane's creative efforts wthin the tumultuous socio-economic and cultural context that spanned his lifetime. Coltrane: A Biography employs an experimental writing style that for many readers exemplifies Coltrane's music. Commenting on this style, a reviewer for Cadence Magazine wrote, "Parts of the book move along, gathering momentum, exploding much in the manner of a Coltrane solo." Further commentary on the writing of Coltrane: A Biography was made by Baltimore poet Barbara DeCesare in an interview given to the Anti - Man Press, "There's a biography of John Coltrane written by C.O. Simpkins, where the narrative is very poetic. It almost seems to emulate Coltrane's music in it's rhythm, tone and phrasing. He takes a lot of liberty with standard narrative form, and I think what makes the book so satisfying is those elements of poetry present in the storytelling.” 
In many instances within the book direct recorded quotes from interviewees are woven into the narrative because the goal is to enable the reader to know Coltrane on both an intellectual and emotional level. Coltrane: A Biography is written in a variety of styles in order to uncompromisingly transmit the complex creative force of the man and his time. 
Several writers have noted the link between Coltrane's music and the time in which he lived such as reviewer, David Feld of the Berkley Barb who wrote, "Simpkins never demeans his subject by simplifying or pigeon-holing Coltrane’s work, Rather, he lets the facts and compositions speak for themselves; through the medium of his writing, he allows us to get close to Trane. Because Simpkins respects as well as loves Coltrane, he insists on our seeing the man as he was. 
This respect manifests itself in a number of ways. Most importantly, it has enabled Simpkins to portray Coltrane as a figure in history. “His story begins with his ancestors,” the author says, and this view pervades the book. We are always made to see the political and cultural context in which Trane lived. Blues, religion, black power, Africa---all of these elements of Coltrane’s life and Simpkins’ biography. 
In reading it one not only learns about Trane, but senses what it was like to hear him, to be alive with him."

Coltrane: A Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Simpkins, Cuthbert Ormond

Arts & Literature

As a tour guide written for and by African people, Abu Simbel to Ghizeh provides a [sic] alternative to tour guides written for and by Europeans.  Dr. Ben has drawn on his many years of travel, study and living in  Egypt. to provide a useful history and guide to ancient Egyptian/African monuments, cultural sites and historical individuals.  It is intended for readers who will travel to Egypt and is just as useful to those who will not travel, but still want to gain more understanding of this important chapter in OurStory. [on back cover]

Abu Simbel to Ghizeh: A Guide Book and Manual

Travel

Ben-Jochannan, Yosef

A chronology of the Bible (first published in 1972) is perhaps his most popular work. Originally prepared at the request of a group of Harlem-based ministers, Chronology documents the African origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Dr. Ben traces significant influences, developments, and people that have shaped and provided the foundation for the holy books used in these religions.

A Chronology of the Bible: Challenge to the Standard Version

Religion & Spirituality

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE EGYPTIAN WISDOM IN OTHER JEWISH WRITINGS Book VIII THE Kamite mythos of the old lost garden may be seen transforming into Hebrew legendary lore when Ezekiel describes an Eden that was sunk and buried in the lowermost parts of the earth. "Thus saith the Lord . . . When I cast him (Pharaoh) down to Sheol with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, . . . and all that drink water were comforted in the nether parts of the earth. . . ." *' To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden into the nether parts of the earth; thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised." (Ez. xxxi. 15, 16, 18.) This is the garden of Eden in Sheol, and Sheol is a Semitic version of the Egyptian Amenta. That is why the lost

Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World : A Work of Reclamation and Restitution in Twelve Books

MASSEY, GERALD

Ancient Egypt the Light of the World, Volume II: A Work of Reclamation and Restitution

Gerald Massey

On a dark summer night in 1930, three young men were arrested. Two were soon lynched. The third, James Cameron, with a noose around his neck and an angry mob calling for his blood, was spared. This is his story, told 64 years later with anger, insight, and reflection.

A Time of Terror: A Survivor's Story

CAMERON, JAMES

Regional U.S.

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