Drum Magazine social history photographs, Ghana edition 477

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AuthorDrum Social Histories
Copyright© The Drum Archive
CreditDrum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures
DescriptionThe great white myth about the black man. We "spoke" in dance and music long before writing came. One of the most difficult things for an intelligent black man to get reconciled to is why his ancestors did not invent any technically "advanced" things; writing, for instance, or the wheel, which, it is widely believed, marked a breakthrough from "primitive" to "civilised" life.
CountryGhana
FilenameAPN759610.jpg
File TypeJPG
File Size11 MB
Dimensions4873 × 6000 px
Date Created2 December 1964

Drum Magazine social history photographs, Ghana edition 477

The great white myth about the black man. We "spoke" in dance and music long before writing came. One of the most difficult things for an intelligent black man to get reconciled to is why his ancestors did not invent any technically "advanced" things; writing, for instance, or the wheel, which, it is widely believed, marked a breakthrough from "primitive" to "civilised" life.
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