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It is commonly said in some quarters that "Africa has awakened." This cannot be accepted by conscious Africans, for to have "awakened," one must have been asleep. Africa was not asleep. Africa was wide awake, but her land, as well as her sons and daughters, were subjected to the most barbarous treatment man has ever imposed on man.

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

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Born: December 31, 1918

Died: March 19, 2015 (aged 96)

Bio: Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan, referred to by his admirers as "Dr. Ben", was an African-American writer and historian.

Known for:

We the Black Jews (1983)
Africa: mother of Western civilization. (1971)
New dimensions in African history (1991)

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