This carefully reserched book is a significant addition to this vital foeld of knowledge. It sets forth, in fascinating detail, the history, from earliset recorded times, of the black races of the Middle East and Africa.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Thought Provoking Insights on an Old Story:
From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews This book is well written and well worth reading, or better yet worth studying. I read this book armed with my computer, Bible software,a copy of "the Complete Works of the Biblical Historian Flavius Josephus", Mircrosoft Encarta, and Wikipedia, etc. it will help to have each one of them, because it is so important to always check the author's notes and references in the back of the book as you read. I kept a... more info
Creaters of Babylon:
I have read this book and it was okay, I believe the author needed more research on the nationality of Hebrew people and who they are. Black people are the original Hebrew people only they don't know that they are we have been brain washed to believe that we are just African. The book does explain how many Africans came to the land of African, they were from Israel, however they were invaded by Arabs and many of them fled to North African and this is how some of the population began in African. Many... more info
Poorly written, a difficult read. Find another book !!!:
Where do I begin?? Simply put, this book is written poorly. Trust me, I am not anti african history. It's just that the book has the feel of a high school term paper. The content of the book is presented in an unconvincing fashion. The author goes into first person to third person, makes references to non-existent sources. Very bad. I agree that there is a rich history to be uncovered for those seeking to learn about the black influence on world history. This book could turn many people off from that... more info
Pure Fantasy - don't shelve with History:
Yet another decidedly unscholarly attempt to falsify the record of the past and make history a tool of propaganda, beset with fantasy and illusion. Pure garbage formed ex nihilo, like Black Athena, sprung perfectly formed and armored from a Black Zeus. There is real and honest African history out there folks, and it doesn't have to co-opt, borrow or steal from other civilizations to be validated.
