Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D. Paperback – Illustrated, February 1, 1992

Great info. Great book. Would definitely recommend if you love reading and gaining knowledge

This book literally covers the history of 6,000 years-- and what I really love about Chancellor Williiams, is that he includes brief looks at our present and how it was affected by the past and towards the end, he truly drops bombshells on us with a proposed plan for Blacks' futures. The truth is that the historian is right in not really seeing us rise above poverty and racism because we keep ourselves down.While reading the book, I noticed that what was happening with us ages ago or centuries ago-- we are repeating it! I am watching how Blacks' speak to each other in real life and on social media, watching the clownish mess we get ourselves into, and I fear we are a lost cause--just like the author/historian said in the book.Don't get me wrong, the book is wonderful! It's just that it is so scary how we were hundreds, thousands of years ago and we are still sowing our own seeds of destruction. The book even does a great job of explaining WHO the Egyptians truly were and how Africa(or some parts of it) became desolate.I would like to tell more of this gem but you must get it and read it. It should be required reading for All Americans at this point,

It’s important to know ourselves and our history. Simply to know what our real society is like towards African People.This book is wisdom, which is our greatest weapons. Also challenging the system written against and for black folks.

Great read

A copy of this book was gifted to me by a 3rd year medical student in the mid-1990's (this new copy was gifted to my daughter who is completing her masters' degree in May, 2024). I know she will cherish it as much I do with my own copy. Excellent research/compilation.

The Destruction of Black Civilization is a powerful book, and should be featured in Black schools around the world. The author basically reveals a history that has largely been covered up. When I was in school, the only thing they taught us is that we were slaves and that is it. Of course, this is a form of mind control designed to create a "slave mentality" among Blacks, and it has been highly successful. Blacks who read the true history of our people will realize that while Europeans were dying of the Bubonic plague(due to a lack of proper hygiene), Africans had built one of the world's first universities and one of the most advanced civilizations in the world, equal to what was produced by the Mayans, Aztecs, and Inca.However, this book is more than just a book on Ancient African civilization. It is a book which explains the strengths and the weaknesses of the Blacks, and the author is highly objective, explaining how Blacks often hurt themselves in addition to the onslaught of Arab and later European domination. The author shows that, without a doubt, the original builders of the pyramids in both Nubia and Egypt were Black Africans, not Europeans, Arabs, or other Semitic peoples.My problem with this book is the numerous grammar mistakes I found throughout. While it is normal for some books to have a few grammar errors, this book has more than it should have, and that hurts it a lot. They need to get an editor to fix these mistakes and publish a new edition to the book. However, I checked everything the author talked about and his research is dead on, he mentions African people and civilizations that I didn't even know existed.Another criticism I have of this book is the plan that the author offers for the Black race in the last few chapters. While I commend him for developing it, this plan in my opinion is not completely feasible, and a completely separate book should have been written for it. He attacks the many Black organizations in the U.S., comparing them to the many different tribes of Africa that were conquered by Europeans because they failed to unite. He also attacks Black Capitalists, a mistake in my opinion.First off, a lack of Black Capitalists in the world is one reason the race has fallen behind. Out of the world's 1,000 billionaires, only about five or less are of African descent. Most of the world's millionaires and multi-millionaire's are not Black. As long as non-Black people control most of the world's wealth and resources, the Blacks will continue to suffer.Chancellor Williams believed that "both capitalism and communism are flawed because they only enrich a handful at the top at the expense of the many." He is right about communism, because not too many years after this book was published, the Berlin Wall fell. But he is dead wrong about capitalism, history has shown that this system works, it is why America became the most powerful nation on Earth. The capitalism that he is referring to in the book is not "true" capitalism, but corporatism, which is rule by the corporations, for the corporations. Any African nation that provides property rights for its people, while allowing them to engage in true capitalism, which is open trade and competition(within the rules of law), will become a highly powerful and competitive nations, equal to Japan or the U.S.Blacks must follow the path set by the Jews and Japanese, which is to emphasize money, business, technology, and education above all else. Both the Jews and Japanese succeeded because they formed tight knit groups, working together as a team and blocking outsiders. Most Whites today are still surprised that they are not allowed in some clubs and restaurants in Japan, but it is this Japanese suspicion of foreigners that prevented them from falling victim to the same tragedy that befell Blacks and Native Americans.Blacks fail as a group because they don't understand money. The Jews understand money. The Japanese understand money as well. Both the Japanese and Jews are known for their frugality, saving their money instead of buying all the products sold by everyone else, and then they turn around and use their savings as capital to start businesses of their own and acquire assets. This, in a nutshell, is how the Japanese and Jews built wealth. Blacks, on the other hand, which Williams shows in the book, spend much of their money buying the products made by their enemies, and then wonder why they are not advancing. Most Blacks today don't know the difference between assets and liabilities, good debt and bad debt, and the many financial ways in which they are kept in economic bondage.The author also says that "Blacks are a very religious and spiritual people," and I agree. That is also our greatest weakness. Had the Africans been united under one empire and language when the Europeans showed up, and had more interest in trade than religion, it would have been impossible for either them or Arabs to conquer Africa. Again, if Blacks are to thrive in the 21st century and beyond, we need to emphasize money, technology, and business, because in this world, that is all that matters.

This book is a must read for anyone wanting to get a grasp of human events that led to Africa's current standing in the world. Some will say religion brought Africa down. Others will say it was greed. Still more will say guns. None by themselves but all of these and more contributed in some way to Africa's current standing. Dr Williams discusses the issues that caused the destruction of black civilization, which didn't happen over night and was not a long term planned event as some would think. Although some may think destroying black civilization was planned by some smart non-black people but that isn't the case. As you read this book, take into account that Dr Williams brought a lot of other acedemic disciplines to the table. Make sure to read "The Preview" at the beginning of this book as well as the "Biographical Notes" at the end of this book. After reading this book, check out William Leo Hansberry's two books, African History Notebook (Vols 1 & 2). Also read these 3 books, among others, by John G Jackson --> "Introduction to African Civilization", "Man, God, and Civilization", and "Christianity Before Christ". He also two pamphlets, for quick reading, that have a ton of references named "Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization", and "The golden Ages of Africa". All-in-all, this book gave me a better understanding of the human events that led to the destruction, disruption, or the tearing apart of a black race that began it all.