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Bernal, Martin – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Replies to Mary Lefkowitz's criticism of Afrocentrists' interpretation of history as stated in her work entitled "Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became and Excuse to Teach Myth as History." The author centers his argument and overall critical commentary on the question of Egyptian influence over Greek science, culture, and language and…
Descriptors: African History, Afrocentrism, Black Influences, Criticism
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Lefkowitz, Mary – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Defends the position that there is no evidence to support that the Greeks stole their philosophy from Egypt, or that Socrates' ancestors were foreign. Differences between the author's and Bernal's view of Afrocentrism are reviewed, and it is argued that Bernal resorts to emotionally charged words to defend his position of Lefkowitz's "Not Out…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Ancient History, Black Culture, Criticism
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Bekerie, Ayele – Journal of Black Studies, 1994
Explains and defends the theory and practice of Afrocentrism. The Ethiopic Writing System is examined within the context of Afrocentric theory. The author presents Afrocentrism as a theory that seeks to promote and implement human freedom for all. (GLR)
Descriptors: African History, Afrocentrism, Blacks, Criticism
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Winters, Clyde Ahmad – Journal of Black Studies, 1994
States that the Afrocentric method is based on fact, not fiction, and addresses criticisms leveled at Afrocentric theory. It examines the sources of Afrocentrism, discusses the presence of blacks and the black influence in Greece, and argues that the ancient Egyptians were black. (GLR)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Ancient History, Blacks, Criticism