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Black Experience |
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Norman Coombs
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African-American Studies
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English
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he master and thereby the superior in the relationship, he assumed that his heritage
was also superior. However, he was mistaken, because the African had a rich heritage
of importance both to himself and to mankind. When people interact intimately
over a long period of time, the influences are reciprocal. This is true even when
their relationship is that of master and slave.
To trace the importance of the African heritage one must go back millions of
years. Evidence is accumulating to the effect that Africa is the cradle of mankind.
Professor Louis Leakey argues that Africa was important in the development of
mankind in three ways. First, some thirty or forty million years ago, the basic
stock which eventually gave rise to both man and the ape came into existence
in the vicinity of the Nile Valley. Second, some twelve or fourteen million
years ago, the main branch which was to lead to the development of man broke
away from the branch leading to the ape. Third, about two million years ago,
in the vicinity
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