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The New York Times 1619 Project Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Reexamining American history is a great idea, but why stop there? Western civilization is African.
“It is impossible to continue to oppress a consciously historical people.” — Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Western Civilization is African
The cradle of Western civilization wasn’t in Rome or Greece; it was in ancient Africa.
Look around you today. Consider everything you see, from our Democratic form of government, to the quintessential Western architecture of Washington D.C., to the way we understand time; our art, our legal system, our monotheistic ideas about religion.
What if it all originated from the ancient peoples of Africa?
1619 project efforts by the New York Times, and writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, are laudable, of course. A reexamination of American history is long overdue. Why stop with reexamining American history?
The story of Americans with African ancestry did not start in 1619, far from it. The story started in the true cradle of Western civilization- probably somewhere near Ethiopia, long before 2500 B.C.