05. They Came Before Columbus

10/12/20 • 22 min

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In this episode Engineer and Black history influencer Brittany Wilkins, discusses The African Presence in Ancient America before the slave trade and the controversy surrounding Christopher Columbus discovering America.
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Black Washed History - 05. They Came Before Columbus

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Welcome to Episode 5 The Coin: Black History on the other side podcast hosted by Brittany Wilkins. The world has given Christopher Columbus his flowers and cemented his legacy as being one of the greatest explorers to discover America. Today the world honors him by observing this day as Columbus Day commemorating him for landing in the America’s in 1492. While I don’t deny Christopher Columbus was an explorer who went on many voyages throughout his life. The history written about his story