World's Great Men of Color, Volume I, Volume 1The classic, definitive title on the great Black figures in world history, beginning in antiquity and reaching into the modern age. World’s Great Men of Color is the comprehensive guide to the most noteworthy Black personalities in world history and their significance. J.A. Rogers spent the majority of his lifetime pioneering the field of Black studies with his exhaustive research on the major names in Black history whose contributions or even very existence have been glossed over. Well-written and informative, World’s Great Men of Color is an enlightening and important historical work. |
Contents
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Commentary and Notes on References 27 Imhotep God of Medicine | 53 |
Lokman First Great Fabulist and Wisest Man of the Ancient East 67 | 67 |
Aesop Inspirer of the Worlds Greatest Minds 73 Makeda Queen | 121 |
Commentary and Notes on References 133 Zenobia Beautiful Warrior | 143 |
Ambar Brilliant Military Leader and Statesman of India 172 Malik | 185 |
Commentary and Notes on References 191 Abraha Emperor of Ethiopia | 200 |
Abraha AlArsham Emperor of Yemen and Ethiopia Who Started | 287 |
Mohammed Ahmedthe Mahdi Conqueror of the Great | 329 |
Samuel Adjai Crowther Explorer African Educator and Bishop of | 337 |
British Realm 337 Samory The Napoleon of the Sudan 344 Rabah | 350 |
BuAhmed Iron Chancellor of Morocco 357 Bambaata Gallant African | 394 |
Glaoui Pasha The Black Panther of Morocco 405 Isaac Wallace | 419 |
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