“[Exposes] the role Eurocentric history-writing plays in rationalizing European oppression of Afrikan peoples and in the falsification of Afrikan consciousness … [and contends] that the alleged mental and behavioral maladaptiveness of oppressed Afrikan peoples is a political-economic necessity for the maintenance of White domination and imperialism.”–Back cover.
Overview The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness
In “The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness,” the author scrutinizes the impact of Eurocentric history-writing, revealing its complicity in rationalizing oppression against Afrikan peoples. This thought-provoking analysis delves into the deliberate distortion of Afrikan consciousness, arguing that portraying oppressed Afrikan peoples as mentally and behaviorally maladaptive is essential for maintaining White domination and imperialism. The book serves as a call for heightened awareness, urging readers to critically examine historical narratives and promoting the imperative need for decolonization in understanding Afrikan history and identity.
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