John Henrik Clarke

John Henrik Clarke (born John Henry Clark; January 1, 1915 – July 16, 1998)[1] was an African-American historian, professor, prominent Afrocentrist,[2] and pioneer of Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Henrik_Clarke&action=edit Quotes History is not everything, but it is a starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are but, more importantly, what they must be. Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome. Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed on people by conquerors, and used as the framework to control their minds. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/51016.John_Henrik_Clarke To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed. Powerful people cannot afford to educate the people that they oppress, because once you are truly educated, you will not ask for power. You will take it. https://www./authors/john-henrik-clarke