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Dr. Ivan Van Sertima Summary
Dr. Ivan Van Sertima is one of many historians and authors who argue that there was an African presence in Ancient America. Authors and Historians like Floyd W. Hayes III, Paul Barton, and Brent Campbell share the interest of Van Sertima and his argument of the African presence in the new world. Upon the discovery of the Americas there were numerous Africans discovered in the new world. For a considerable length of time, history has disclosed to us that Columbus discovered America when in fact he never stepped foot on American land. The Olmec Civilization (the first great Meso- American civilization) was the very first civilized people in America. This civilization thrived along Mexico’s gulf coast in present- day Veracruz and Tabasco from
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