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A Tribute to Dr. Ivan Van Sertima

Ivan Van Sertima

by Runoko Rashidi
www.cwo.com


With absolute certainty it can stated that, due to his consistent and unrelenting scholarship over the past twenty-five years in the rewriting of African history and the reconstruction of the African's place in world history, particularly in the field of the African presence in ancient America, Ivan Van Sertima has cemented his position as one of our greatest living scholars. Indeed, during this turbulent and exciting period, he has been in the vanguard of those scholars fighting to place African history in a new light. Simply put, Van Sertima's clarion call has been: "We shall follow the trail of the African in Europe, in Asia, and in every corner of the New World, seeking to set the record straight. This is no romantic exploration of antiquities. It is a search for roots."

Ivan Van Sertima was born in Kitty Village, Guyana, South America on January 26, 1935. He was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University where he graduated with honors. From 1957 to 1959, he served as a Press and Broadcasting Officer in the Guyana Information Services. During the decade of the 1960s, he broadcasted weekly from Britain to both Africa and the Caribbean. He came to the United States in 1970, where he completed his post graduate studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dr. Van Sertima began his teaching career as an instructor at Rutgers in 1972, and he is now Professor of African studies in the Department of Africana Studies. Full Article : cwo.com

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima - For the People


Books By Ivan Van Sertima

Early America RevisitedEarly America Revisited
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1998-08-30
ASIN: 0765804638
Contemporary Authors: Biography - Van Sertima, Ivan (1935-)Contemporary Authors: Biography - Van Sertima, Ivan (1935-)
publisher: Thomson Gale
ASIN: B0007SFW12
Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations ; Vol. 5, No. 1-2)Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations ; Vol. 5, No. 1-2)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1983-01-01
ASIN: 0878559418
African Presence in Early AmericaAfrican Presence in Early America
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1987-01-01
ASIN: 0887387152
Black Women in Antiquity (Journal of African Civilizations ; V. 6)Black Women in Antiquity (Journal of African Civilizations ; V. 6)
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1988-12-31
ASIN: 0878559825
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient AmericaThey Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks, published: 2003-09-23
ASIN: 0812968174
African Presence in Early Europe (Journal of African Civilizations)African Presence in Early Europe (Journal of African Civilizations)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1986-01-01
ASIN: 0887386644
African Presence in Early AsiaAfrican Presence in Early Asia
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1987-01-01
ASIN: 0887387179
The Golden Age of the Moor (Journal of African Civilizations, Vol 11, Fall 1991)The Golden Age of the Moor (Journal of African Civilizations, Vol 11, Fall 1991)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1991-01-01
ASIN: 1560005815
Egypt: Child of Africa (Journal of African Civilizations, V. 12)Egypt: Child of Africa (Journal of African Civilizations, V. 12)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1995-01-01
ASIN: 1560007923
Egypt Revisited (Journal of African Civilizations)Egypt Revisited (Journal of African Civilizations,)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1989-01-01
ASIN: 0887387993
Great Black Leaders: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations, Vol. 9)Great Black Leaders: Ancient and Modern (Journal of African Civilizations, Vol. 9)
publisher: Transaction Publishers, published: 1988-01-01
ASIN: 088738739X


They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks, published: 2003-01-01
ASIN: B002B774JK
Nile Valley Civilizations
by: Editor-Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Journal of African Civilizations Ltd., published: 1985-01-01
ASIN: B002679Y5W
They Came Before Columbus
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Random House, New York, published: 1976-01-01
ASIN: B001V4MTSA
Black Women in Antiquity
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Transaction Books, published: 1984-01-01
ASIN: B0028I4TZO
Nile Valley Civilizations
publisher: Journal of African Civilizations Ltd., published: 1985-01-01
ASIN: 0887386229
sales rank: 1761421
They Came Before Columbus
by: Van Sertima Ivan
publisher: Random House, published: 1976
ASIN: B000UERIZ6
sales rank: 3278241
The Golden Age of the Moor
by: Ivan (Editor) Van Sertima
publisher: Transaction Pub 1991-11-01, published: 1991-01-01
ASIN: B002A7A5SI
They Came before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by: Ivan Van Sertima
publisher: Random House, published: 1976-01-01
ASIN: B001RG1MKS

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