The history of the modern world was made, in the main, by what was taken from African people. And to a great extent, culture-poor. They raided and raped the cultures of the world, mostly Africa, and filled their homes and museums with treasures, then they called the people primitive. History, I have often said, is a clock that people use to tell their political time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography.
History tells a people where they have been and what they have been.
It also tells a people where they are and what they are. Most importantly, history tells a people where they still must go and what they still must be. There is no way to go directly to the history of African-Americans without taking a broader view of African world history. Until it uses its own talents, takes pride in its own history, and loves its own memories, it can never fulfill itself completely. Why is there a need for an African-American History Month when there is no similar month for the other minority groups in the United States.