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.


The Rape of Africa and the Crisis in Angola (1958)

Yosef Ben-Jochannan Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...