The first light of human consciousness and the world's first civilizations were in Africa. John Henrik Clarke africacivilizationconsciousness Change image and share on social
Malcolm X found the language that communicated across the board, from college professor to floor sweeper, all at the same time, without demeaning the intellect of either. John Henrik Clarke boardcollegecommunicate Change image and share on social
Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced a form of Islam that would communicate with the people he had to deal with. He was the king to those who had no king, and he was the messiah to those some people thought unworthy of a messiah. John Henrik Clarke arabattractcommunicate share on social
I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie Ella Mays Clarke, was a washerwoman for poor white folks in the area of Columbus, Georgia where the writer Carson McCullers once lived. John Henrik Clarke areacarsonclarke share on social
Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome. John Henrik Clarke birthcivilizationegypt Change image and share on social
Africa and its people are the most written about and the least understood of all of the world's people. This condition started in the 15th and the 16th centuries with the beginning of the slave trade system. The Europeans not only colonialized most of the world, they began to colonialize information about the world and its people. John Henrik Clarke 15th16thafrica share on social
History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be. John Henrik Clarke clockcompasscultural share on social