They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America Cover:Paperback A New York Times Notable

A New York Times Notable Book | Lambda Literary Award Winner | Long-listed for the PEN Open Book Award

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They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America Cover:Paperback A New York Times NotableA landmark . . . brilliantly [demonstrates] has that there is far more to black history than the slave trade.John A. Williams They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans; the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents; and