West Africans Traveled to the Americas Before Columbus: Myth or Reality? | Back to Basics | 009

Most of us were taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. We were also taught that the first black people to arrive in the Americas were enslaved Africans. What if none of these were true? In fact, there is strong evidence pointing to the fact that Columbus was probably not the first non-native American to set foot in the Americas. So, if Columbus was not first, then who was?
Throughout this video, I discussed what I found about the claims that Mansa Abu Bakr II did in fact reach the Americas pre Columbus. This is not saying that Mansa Abu Bakr and/or his people are the first non-native Americans to travel to the Americas. It is merely saying that there is evidence that shows they traveled to the Americas before Columbus. As a matter of fact, I read that the Vikings, and the Chinese traveled there before Mansa Abu Bakari.

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Did Black People Arrive in the Americas before Columbus?

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They Came Before Columbus, by Van Sertima: https://amzn.to/3HyZxzn

Africa and the Discovery of America, by Leo Weiner: https://amzn.to/3Orsuzc

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