Thread by @SamiaOBwana

My thread on “Whitewashing African History”... I have always been disappointed at the whitewashing of African history especially when you see how some of our famous heroes are transformed to look more white in popular culture. (1) #AfricanHistory

I also remember during my high school curriculum in Kenya, I was required to learn about the Industrial revolution, Christopher Colombus, Greek History etc, but Google taught me in my adulthood about Mansa Musa, the richest African man in history!!! #AfricanHistory (2)

I’m now trying to learn more about African history in my adulthood so that I can teach my children more than what I knew, I discovered one of the best keep secrets of the world.... @UNESCO’s General History of Africa Collection unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory (3)

“The collection sheds light on the pre-colonial era and interweaves Africa’s destiny with the rest of humanity’s, examining its interaction with other continents and the role of Africans in the dialogue between civilizations.“ @UNESCO #AfricanHistory (4)

The entire @UNESCO General African History collection is published in eight volumes. It is translated in several languages including French, Arabic and Swahili. But the best part it is FREE!!! Making it accessible to anyone who is interested #AfricanHistory (5)

And wait for it...this collection is written by African authors...for Africans, by Africans!!! But why is it so poorly marketed?? Why don’t we Africans know much about it??bim here to help spread the word #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (6)

Volume I - Methodology and African Prehistory
This volume outlines the sources and materials from which African history has been constructed and describes the research methodology employed by historians. unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (7)

Volume II - Ancient Civilizations of Africa
This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. unesco.org/new/en/social-… @UNESCO (8)

Volume III - Africa from the 7th to the 11th C
This volume deals with the interactions between the new civilization, with its substantial religious component, African cultural traditions and the Bantu expansion, unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (9)

Volume IV - Africa from the 12th to the 16th Century
This volume outlines the development of the great empires and kingdoms, the expansion of Islam, the extension of trading relations, cultural exchanges and human contacts; unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (10)

Volume V - Africa from the 17th to the 18th C
This period is marked by the end of the great indigenous empires and the early contacts with Europeans. The system of exploitation of Africas human resources by Europe and America unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (11)

Volume VI - Africa in the 19th C until the 1880s
Major revolutions took place in Africa during this period: the Mfecane in southern Africa and the Islamic revolutions in West Africa resulted in the emergence of new States. unesco.org/new/en/social-… @UNESCO (12)

Volume VII - Africa under Colonial Domination 1880-1935
Africa was partitioned and colonized by the Europeans. After military conquest came the commercial exploitation of the wealth of Africa. The intensity of resistance ... unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (13)

Volume VIII - Africa since 1935
This volume examines the period from 1935 to the present day. As liberation from colonial rule progresses, the political, economic and cultural dimensions of the continent are analysed. unesco.org/new/en/social-… #AfricanHistory @UNESCO (14)

Stay tuned for volume IX which will cover the recent history since the decolonisation, the end of Apartheid and the place of Africa in the world. @UNESCO please tell us when this will be published because I can’t wait!!! #AfricanHistory (The end)

I hope you can use those resource to educate the masses about #AfricanHistory predating colonialism and slavery