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Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 9:38am On Oct 17, 2016

There is this common misconception that Africa south of the Sahara never developed anything more substantial than hunter-gatherer societies and small farming villages composed of scattered straw huts and tribal cultures. Even as a black American, these misconceptions really hurt me. This video series will tackle those views head on. Don't be mislead by the title or the thumbnail. It's just click bait (and sadly what many people actually believe). Please subscribe if you like! Share it with friends and family and teach our history to our people!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-pZTI9UWPg

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Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 9:40am On Oct 17, 2016

Sorry I didn't mean to double post.

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Ibrahimmrfish(m): 9:58am On Oct 17, 2016

Timbuktu, kano,benni etc all are cities. Try and check the history of precolonial Africa.Try covering west and east Africa.

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 10:04am On Oct 17, 2016*

Ibrahimmrfish:
Timbuktu, kano,benni etc all are cities. Try and check the history of precolonial Africa.Try covering west and east Africa.

You didn't read the post or watch the video did you? I covered Timbuktu and Benin City and this is only the first installment of the series. I'm working on part II as we speak.

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by LeSudAfricaine: 3:50pm On Oct 17, 2016

Here we go again, Nairaland people's tendency of denouncing blackness and elevating whiteness. What a yawn

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Nobody: 3:52pm On Oct 17, 2016

LeSudAfricaine:
Here we go again, Nairaland people's tendency of denouncing blackness and elevating whiteness. What a yawn

kip kwiet

and read... talkative

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by LeSudAfricaine: 5:56pm On Oct 17, 2016

SmartChoices:
kip kwiet
and read... talkative

whatever

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 9:47pm On Oct 17, 2016

LeSudAfricaine:
Here we go again, Nairaland people's tendency of denouncing blackness and elevating whiteness. What a yawn

Did you read any more than just the title of the OP or even watch the video? With a response like that I'm gonna assume the answer is no.

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Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by macof(m): 2:02pm On Oct 18, 2016

Kanoro:
You didn't read the post or watch the video did you? I covered Timbuktu and Benin City and this is only the first installment of the series. I'm working on part II as we speak.

I subscribe to your channel and I saw the video days ago. great work

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 6:54am On Oct 20, 2016

macof:
I subscribe to your channel and I saw the video days ago. great work

Thank you very much

Here is the second part if you haven't seen it already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmcWj_uCPfY

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by macof(m): 8:44am On Oct 20, 2016

Kanoro:
Thank you very much
Here is the second part if you haven't seen it already:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmcWj_uCPfY

saw it yesterday. you didn't do justice on Kilwa tho

you said it was founded by native Africans, if you could discuss more about its founding cus there's been contrary claims to that

Re: Were Africans Too Primitive To Build Cities In The Past? by Kanoro(op): 9:10am On Oct 20, 2016

macof:
saw it yesterday. you didn't do justice on Kilwa tho

you said it was founded by native Africans, if you could discuss more about its founding cus there's been contrary claims to that

Yea I'll make sure I do a bit more research on that.

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