How much do we know about the African side of history when it comes to European colonialism and the rise of capitalism in the United States? Most historical accounts don’t place Africa at the center of the story. Author Howard French aims to correct that in his new book, “Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War.”
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