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Created: 2025-07-22 01:08:38 UTC

"Civilization or Barbarism" by Cheikh Anta Diop is a groundbreaking book that challenges mainstream narratives on African and world history by arguing for the African origins of civilization, especially Ancient Egypt, using evidence from anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology. 

Diop carefully critiques Eurocentric theories, showing how Black African civilizations have played a central role in the development of humanity, and he offers scientific arguments to support the view that the first humans and early advanced societies originated in Africa.


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