The Greeks, James insists, “did not possess the native ability essential to the development of philosophy” (p. James urges Black people to stop citing the Greek philosophers “because we know that their philosophy was stolen” from the Black Peoples of Egypt, and demands that they resign from fraternities and sororities and presumably any other institutions that honor ancient Greece (pp. Traditional educational policy, James argues, “has led to the false worship of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, as intellectual gods in all the leading universities of the world. James’ account of ancient history redirects to the Black people of Africa the praise traditionally given in all Western educational institutions to the Greeks: “The term Greek philosophy, to begin with is a misnomer, for there is no such philosophy in existence” (p. This novel thesis explains “the erroneous world opinion that the African continent has made no contribution to civilization, and that its people are naturally backward ” “the misrepresentation that has become the basis of race prejudice, which has affected all people of color.” Instead, James offers a “New Philosophy of Redemption for Black peoples.” The message of the book is sensational and revolutionary: “The Greeks were not the authors of Greek philosophy, but the Black people of North Africa, the Egyptians” (p. Stolen Legacy also deals with the status of Black people, but in ancient history rather than in modern times. James was an African-American teacher of Greek, whose other writings deal explicitly with racial issues. James, has been a best-seller among peoples of African descent in this country.

Since its publication in 1954 Stolen Legacy, by George G.

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