Black history : early African-American presences in America, and the historic role of African Queens / Ivan Van Sertima ; interviewed by Bari Scott and Paris Williams.

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima provides an historical view of Africa. He lists African achievements in medicine, mathematics and astronomy, and explains the transformation of the great African empires as a result of colonization. he goes on to documents parallels between African and Latin American civilizations: pyramids, papers, scripts, rituals, and royal paraphernalia. He concludes by noting that people should leave the prisons of their imagination, and not mimic the culture of oppressor.|BLACK HISTORY : EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESENCES IN AMERICA, AND THE HISTORIC ROLE OF AFRICAN QUEENS / Ivan Van Sertima| interviewed by Bari Scott and Paris Williams. – Dr. Ivan Van Sertima provides an historical view of Africa. He lists African achievements in medicine, mathematics and astronomy, and explains the transformation of the great African empires as a result of colonization. He goes on to document parallels between African and Latin American civilizations: pyramids, papers, scripts, rituals, and royal paraphenalia. He concludes by noting that people should leave the prisons of their imagination, and not mimic the culture of the oppressor. – BROADCAST: KPFA, 18 Feb. 1987.