When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born.
John Henrik ClarkeI am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work.
John Henrik ClarkeIn the closing years of the nineteenth century, African-American historians began to look at their people's history from their vantage point and their point of view.
John Henrik ClarkeI attended a Baptist church as a child and was an avid reader starting with the Bible.
John Henrik Clarke