![]() ![]() There are many critics who suggest that Sertima reads too much into his findings. Ivan Van Sertima is not without criticism. Many refer to They Came Before Columbus as a "groundbreaking, historical work an literary hallmark" with ideas and themes that defy conventional wisdom (Rashidi, 2003). His ideas in fact help reshape or reconstruct the place African's hold in world history, suggesting that Africans have more influence than one might initially believe. Among his better known works include "They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America." This work follows the trail of the African as Sertima puts it through "every corner of the new world" and attempts to "set the record straight" regarding African presence in Ancient America (Rashidi, 2003). ![]() ![]() Educated at London University Van Sertima is now considered a literary critic, anthropologist and linguist (Rashidi, 2003). Ivan Van Sertima's They Came Before Columbus: Critical Reviewīorn in a small village in Guyana South America in 1935, Ivan Van Sertima has established himself as an unrelenting scholar in the field of African history (Rashidi, 2003). ![]()
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