Introduction
to African Civilizations
by John G. Jackson, Runoko
Rashidi, John Henrik
Clarke (Introduction)
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With brilliantly objective scholarship, Jackson obliterates that picture in this book, and presents a picture of human heritage infinitely more rich, colorful, and varied than is generally understood. The book challenges all the standard approaches to African history and will, no doubt, disturb a large number of overnight "authorities" on Africa who will discover that they do not really know the depth of African history and the role that Africans played in creating early human societies.
Star-gods, moon-gods, sun gods, Osiris, the Zodiac, the lost continent of Atlantis--the impact of the myths and legends of ancient man upon human history is analyzed here. "Since the lore of astronomy and the calendar were the basis of much of the mythology, ritual, and religion of ancient Egypt, which in turn has profoundly affected all the great religious systems of later days," observes the author, "we deem it proper to discuss...these ancient African cults and creeds and their effects on other cultures."
In its panoramic view, from the dawn of prehistory to modern resurgent Africa, Introduction to African Civilizations challenges the parochial historian, devastates the theoretical pretensions of white supremacists, expands intellectual horizons. It is a fascinating book to be read and reread for pleasure and knowledge by the layman and the scholar.
"This is not just another book on African history. It is,
in my opinion, one of the best books that has so far been written on the
subject."--from the Introduction by John Henrik Clarke.
by John G. Jackson From the Foreword by John G. Jackson Book Description Hubert Henry Harrison: The Black Socrates by John G. Jackson By the Author Was Jesus Christ a Negro? by John G. Jackson By the Author Sir Godfrey Higgins informs us that "In all
the Romish (Catholic) countries of Europe, France, Italy, Germany, etc., the God
Christ, as well as his mother, are described in their old pictures to be black.
The infant God in the arms of his black mother, his eyes and drapery white, is
himself perfectly black. If the reader doubts my word he may go to the Cathedral
at Moulins—to the famous Chapel of the Virgin at Loretto—to the Church of
the Annunciata—the Church at St. Lazaro or the Church of St. Stephen at
Genoa—to St. Francisco at Pisa—to the Church at Brixen in Tyrol and to that
at Padua—to the Church of St. Theodore at Munich—to a church and to the
Cathedral at Augsburg, where a black virgin and child as large as life—to Rome
and the Borghese chapel of Maria Maggiore—to the Pantheon—to a small chapel
of St. Peters on the right hand side on entering, near the door; and in fact, to
almost innumerable other churches in countries professing the Romish religion. by John G. Jackson Book Description Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth by John G. Jackson The cardinal doctrines of the Christian religion
are (1) the Fall of Man and (2) the Atonement. There are liberal Christian
apologists who no longer subscribe to a literal belief in the Fall of Man. They
have relegated Adam and Eve to the realm of Mythology. These liberals are
opposed by orthodox apologists, who declare that belief in the Atonement implies
belief in the Fall of Man. Logic seems to be on the orthodox side.
by John G. Jackson In this booklet, John G. Jackson dispels that myth. He
carefully looks at South Carolina's Reconstruction and finds that Blacks at that
time used their offices to make priceless contributions. He notes their
eloquence and their devotion to their state, and contrasts that to the treatment
they and South Carolina received at the hands of the old Southern guard. Golden Ages of Africa by John G. Jackson About this Book by John G. Jackson Publisher's Note:
Ages
of Gold and Silver and Other Short Sketches of Human History
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John G. Jackson was eighty years old when he proposed to American Atheists that
he would write his Ages of Gold and Silver and Other Short Sketches of Human
History. At the time he was often in and out of the hospital with recurring
bouts of physical distress caused by his diabetes. But, with pencil, on light
green sheets of paper, he began to write by hand the chapters of his new book.
They arrived at the American Atheist General Headquarters in a dozen mailings
over a period of about eighteen months. Here again he presents to a world
unwilling to listen his thesis that civilization has African roots – not
Indian, not Chinese, but African; that the original race of humankind was Black;
and that magnificent cultures preceded the European. He again demands a hearing
for the facts which, slowly now accumulating, support his thesis. What is more,
he pinpoints the bias of the white Christian culture which would hold in
contempt any but its own manufactured greatness and exclusivity.
Man,
God, and Civilization
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Drawing from
sources of ancient, classic, and contemporary literature, the author shows how
European culture was derived from the older civilizations of Africa and Asia.
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Hubert Henry Harrison was born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, on April 27, 1883;
he died in New York City in December 1927. This extraordinary man was only
forty-four years old at the time of his death. He was an intellectual genius,
and in his short life span his achievements were so great that one wonders how
they were accomplished. My late friend, Joel Augustus Rogers, published a short
biographical sketch of Harrison in his World's Great Men of Color. Rogers
was a personal friend and disciple of Harrison, and it saddened him to think
that a great man like Harrison should be largely unknown.
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To say that the early pictures and
images of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus represent them with black
complexions is not enough. Our statement must be backed up by archaeological
evidence. This evidence, fortunately, was collected by the Great British
Orientalist, Sir Godfrey Higgins, and has been preserved for posterity in his
monumental work, The Anacalypsis, or An Inquiry into the Origin of
Languages, Nations and Religions.
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Nothing is new or original in Christianity. That is the
important thesis demonstrated in Christianity Before Christ. The least important
features, as well as the most important components, were all well developed in
cultures that flourished before the time that Christ is alleged to have walked
the parched paths of Roman Palestine.
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Black Reconstruction in South Carolina
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History texts often gloss over the Reconstruction, leaving one with a vague
impression that after the Civil War, the governments of Southern states were
overrun by incompetent Blacks and carpetbaggers.
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It is commonly assumed that there has never been a great Black culture, and
this conjecture has served White supremacists well. But in this succinct essay,
John G. Jackson demonstrates that this assumption is absurd. He outlines the
achievements of the various Black cultures and shows how history has been
rewritten to support the Bible and racism.
Ethiopia
and the Origin of Civilization
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1985)
In this essay, Jackson discusses the ancient
Ethiopians and their widespread influence on the early history of civilization.
Christianity
Before Christ