Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's John Henrik Clarke Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1617590304 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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- Paperback: 123 pages
- Publisher: EWorld Inc.; Reprint edition (August 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9781617590306
- ISBN-13: 978-1617590306
- ASIN: 1617590304
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I have just finished reading Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust by Dr. John Henrik Clarke.
I also think that I should mention that I read a review of Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust by Kevin M Quigg dated July 18, 2008 before I purchased Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust.
Even though it is a subject that I was quite familiar with I found this book very informative. For a work of only 108 pages on the topic I found it to be well referenced, with a six and a quarter pages bibliography and a very good index.
Having heard Dr. Clarke lecture many times and I had the honor to have had a wonderful conversation with him many years ago it struck me that this brief but informative work had the "sound" of Dr. Clarke "speaking." Speaking to a very particular audience as an African American I felt sure that his words were directed at me. As a scholar, however I am sure that his obvious "I am speaking to my people tone" did not affect the facts that he presented.
Mr. Quigg took exception to not only Dr. Clarkes tone but the message that was presented as well.
Mr. Quigg criticized Dr. Clarkes work for having a lot of rage with many half-truths thrown in.
Rage, perhaps righteous indignation might be a better term. After all Dr. Clarke is a descendant of the untold millions of Africans transported to the Americas on slave ships as am I. I think that we at the very least have a right to some modicum of rage and a full measure of righteous indignation.
I do not think Dr. Clarke's perceived rage or actual indignation had a negative effect on the research and scholarship presented that was presented. Furthermore Mr.
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