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Historian Ivan Van Sertima Dies

Jun 1, 2009

Ivan Van Sertima, the Guyanese-born historian who gained global renown with his scholarship showing African presence in the Americas before Columbus, has died.

Van Sertima’s most famous work was “They Came Before Columbus,” which showed African influences in Central and South America before the arrival of Europeans.

Read more in the Black Star News.

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