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awesome book that broadens one's mind on the grand scope of black history, which is really humanities' history! This and volume II I have in my personal library and use for reference I reread sections on occasion.
AMEN. So much of black history is neglected in the schools, Much of what is taught to black children, particularly in American schools, centers around blacks of the North American hemisphere, However, black history is much broader, richer, and deeper than America or the offspring thereof in this part of the world,

Joel Rogers attempts to prove and successfully so that black people, both in the Americas and abroad, have nothing to be ashamed of in terms of their contribution to human history.
In fact, to the contrary, they have much to be proud of, and, a mantle of success and accomplishment to hang their hats on!

Rogers' work deserves to be read by every black American child and adult alive today, for there is still much psychological reconditioning of the black mind which his work can monumentally contribute to.
Im always enthused to learn about self, I will read many more books related to me being great Whilst on a mission to get last minute Christmas shopping out of the way in Sangsters Book Store on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston I stumbled upon the book “Worlds Great Men of Color Volume I”.
For a guy on a journey to reclaim and rediscover his African heritage the book seemed to literally scream “buy me, you shall not be disappointed!” I yielded to that voice and indeed I was not disappointed.


After I started to read the book I discovered, thanks to one of my few genuinely Afrocentric friends, that the author Joel Augustus Rogers was a Jamaican and, most significantly, his written works may have given impetus to the USAs Carter G Woodson establishing February as Black History Month which is now celebrated and marked the world over.
My little island home continues to amaze in the length and breadth of unsung heroes it has produced who have had a major impact of this immense and intriguing globe we call Earth.


The book, which was first printed in, is divided in three sections which follow an Introduction contributed by the illustrious American historian John Henrik Clarke and a chapter by Mr Rogers expounding on “How and Why This Book Was Written”.
The first section of the book deals with “Celebrities Before Christ”, the second covers “Asia” and the third “Africa”,

Chapters in the three sections contain a profile of a person who has a made their mark as a citizen of this world often defying tremendous odds or the limited life opportunities they would have been presumed to have due to their ethnicity, circumstances of birth or general lot in life.
Thankfully a number of the persons profiled are female therefore the apparent machismo and chauvinism that might be taken from the title makes it slightly misleading.


I unhesitatingly dub “Worlds Great Men of Color Volume I” a “Good Read” for the following reasons:

, It firmly debunks myths about the inferiority of people of color by trotting out an impressive list of thinkers e, g. , Aesop, explorers Paul Belloni Du Chaillu and leaders e, g. , Hannibal, many of whom are still today widely believed to be white but who in fact were black if we ascribe validity to the “one drop of blood” rule.


. Some of the persons profiled are well known e, g. , Shaka Zulu, Emperor Haile Selassie, Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba others are not so well known e, g. , Isaac Wallace Johnson, Pianky, Ibrahim AlMahdi and Glaoui Pasha but their profiles are no less fascinating and inspiring,

. Appended to virtually every chapter is a list of References suggestive of the fact that the book was well researched, which appears to have been one of the hallmarks of Rogers works for more information on J A Rogers see sitelink blackpast. org/aah/rogersj .

I was pleasantly surprised to see some familiar names profiled in the book but on reflection I was saddened by the fact I myself had not reckoned those individuals to be persons of “Color”, I fear because of the inadequacies of the education bequeathed to me and my peers by a former European colonial master.
Herein is the justification for my journey to reclaim a lost history,
John Henrik Clarke in the books introduction says this about Mr Rogers and his mission in life
“In the books of J.
A. Rogers an attempt has been made to locate Africas proper place on the maps of human geography, This is what his life and research were about, ”

I thank you Mr Rogers! I paidfor this book at a local library sale, I learned a lot about different men of color around the world, Excellent book!!! A wealth of information YES I AM VOTEING FOR THIS BOOK TO WIN GREAT TITLE AUTHOR I ADMIRE THIS BOOK, WINNER. YESS The classic, definitive title on the great Black figures in world history, beginning in antiquity and reaching into the modern age,

Worlds Great Men of Color is the comprehensive guide to the most noteworthy Black personalities in world history and their significance.
J. A. Rogers spent the majority of his lifetime pioneering the field of Black studies with his exhaustive research on the major names in Black history whose contributions or

even very existence have been glossed over.
Wellwritten and informative, Worlds Great Men of Color is an enlightening and important historical work, THIS IS A WOW BOOK, A MUST HAVE I JUST LOVE THIS STORY WORLDS GREAT MEN OF COLOR ALSO WORLDS GREAT WOMEN S OF COLOR GREAT TITLE, LOVE THIS BOOK THERE IS NO BOOK WITHOUT A TITLE, I CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE AND READ THIS BOOK, HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IS SO MUCH MORE. THAN A MONTH. ITS ABOUT ANCESTRY S RESPECT UNITY LOVEING GOOD PEOPLES GPS THE WORLD IS GREAT, IT IS SO MANY PEOPLES OUT THERE THAT MAKES THE, WORLD A DISGRACE STILL THE WORLD STILL GOING TO TURN THE SUN IS STILL GOING TO SHINE THE SUN IS STILL GOING TO SET.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS I DONT SAY THAT FAST THERE IS A QUERY, BEHIND. EVERY. BOOK BEHIND EVERY BOOK THERE IS A STORY, WELL DONE AUTHOR. D. R. PS IAM ALSO A GREAT AUTHOR, An amazingly and accurately written contribution to literature, this history book with commentary documents the contributions, explorations, conquests, etc ancient African, Asian, and Middle Eastern peoples have done.
Focusing primary on people of color, this book gives an indepth look at past events and the men and women that spearheaded many of them.
I feel that this book isyears appropriate, and could gender relevant conversation for students concerning great scientist, engineers, rulers, leaders, strategist, etc of color.
Most intriguing and very poetic, Use as a point of reference and knowledge, Librarian Note: There is than one author by this name in the Goodreads data base, Joel Augustus Rogers was a Jamaican American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora, especially the history of African Americans in the United States.
His research spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology, He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements, He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in theth century, .