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African
art, history and culture have inspired western civilization
since the first explorers planted anchor on the Great Continent.
In most recent history, it
inspired the cubist and abstract art movements. In the
past, civilizations like the Nubian (Cush), Ghanaian
(west Sahara) and Egyptian (Kemet) nurtured in its bosoms
some of the greatest minds, religions and nations of
recorded history, Judaism and in turn Christianity and
Islam, scholars of the University at Timbuktu, the Greek
and Roman Empires, Picasso and even Rhythm and Blues
have all been inspired in some aspect by African culture
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AFRICANA
by definition: Main Entry: Af·ri·ca·na
Pronunciation: "a-fri-'ka-n&, -'kä-, -'kA- also
"ä-
Function: noun plural : materials (as books, documents, or
artifacts) relating to African history and culture (definition
provided by: Webster.com)
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