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Black Women journal ofAfrican Civilizations In Antiquity BLACK WOMEN OUT ON APRIL 15, 1984 Black Women in Antiquity is the first of a IN projected two-volume work on Great Black Women ANTIQUITY in History. The second volume (which is scheduled to appear in 1989) will feature great black women in Edited by Ivan Van Sertima the Americas — North, South, Central America and THE AFRICAN EVE the Caribbean. A summary of the controversies raging over the find of “Lucy”, our first known human ancestor. This first volume (out on April 15, 1984) con- . . . Ivan Van Sertima concentrates on the African Woman -— as our first known human ancestor, as mother of men and GREA T QUEENS OF ETHIOPIA gods, as queen, great wife of pharoahs, as pharoah . . . Charles S. Finch, MD. and Larry Williams herself, as goddess and high-priestess. THE FEMALE HORUSES AND GREA T WIVES OF EGYPT The articles are beautifully illustrated, the treat- . . . Diedre Wimby ment lively and'scholarly. The book Black Women _ NEFERTITI: QUEEN TO A SACRED MISSION in Antiquity features some of the best African- . . . Sonia Sanchez American researchers in the field, writing for both the academic and the layman. AFRICAN GODDESSES . . . Runoko Rashidi ‘This will be the third special journal to be pub- ISIS: THE BLACK MADONNA lished as a book by the Journal ofAfrican Civiliza- . . . Eloise McKinney-Johnson tions. For the information of those who would like THE WARRIOR QUEENS OF AFRICA to order the other two, the first of these Blacks in . . . John Henrik Clarke Science: Ancient and Modern is still available at $12.00 The second Egypt Revisited is a reprint of THE IMAGE OF WOMANINANCIENT Egyptian History Revised - Vol. 4, No. 2, (Novem- AFRICANART: . . . Rosalind Jeffries ber, 1982) but it is reprinted in new cover with a major additional article “Conversations with Cheikh FEMALE STYLE AND BEA UTY INANCIENT AFRICA Anta Diop” by Dr. Charles S. Finch, MD. This . . . Camille Yarborough will be published in October (1983) and will sell for GREA T BLACK WOMEN IN EARL Y EUROPE $7.50 plus 75¢ postage. . . . Edward Scobie CLEOPA TRA IN HISTORY SEND IN YOUR 1984 SUBSCRIPTION NOW . . . Carolyn Shuttlesworth AND SAVE $5.50 ON THE 1984 ISSUES!

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Ivan Van Sertima was born in Guyana, South America. He was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University and the Rutgers Graduate School and holds degrees in African Studies, Linguistics and Anthropology.

He is a literary critic, a linguist, and an anthropologist and has made a name in all three fields.

As a literary critic, he is the author of Caribbean Writers, a collection of critical essays on the Caribbean Novel. He is also the author of several major literary reviews published in Denmark, India, 7 Britain and the United States. He was honored for his work in this field by being asked by the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, from l976-l980.

As a linguist, he has published essays on the dialect of the Sea Islands off the Georgia Coast. He is also the compiler of the Swahili Dictionary of Legal Terms, based on his field-work in Tanzania, East Africa, in l967.

He is the author of They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America, which was published by Random House in l977 and is now in its seventh printing. It was published in French in l98l and in the same year was awarded the Clarence L. Holte Prize, acpndze awarded every two years "for a work of excellence in literature and the humanities relating to the cultural heritage of Africa and the African diaspora“.

Professor Van Sertima is an Associate Professor of African Studies. at Rutgers University in New Jersey and Editor of the Journal of African Civilizations.

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Ivan Van Seattma waA boan tn Guyana, South Amentea. He waé educated at the Sehoot 06 Oatentat and Afiatean StadteA, London UntveaAtty and the RutgeAA Gaad— aate Sehoot and hotdt degaeeb tn A5at-. can Stadteé, Ltngatttteb and Anthaopo- togy. A ttteaaay eattte, he t4 the aathoa 06 Caatbbean WatteAé, a cotteetton 05 eattteat eAAayA on the Caatbbean Nou- et. He t4 atAo the aathoa o6 Aeueaat majoa ttteaaay aevtewt pabttthed tn Denmaah, Indta, Battatn and the Untted States. He waA honoaed 50a htA woah tn thtt fitetd by betng athed by the Nobet Commtttee 06 the Swethh Aca- demy to nomtnate eandtdatet flat the Nobet Patze tn Ltteaataae, fiaom 7976- 1980. At a ttnguttt, he hat pabttthed eAAayA on the dtateet 06 the Sea 16- tandt 055 the Geoagta CoaAt, and t4 atAo the compttea 05 the Swahttt Utettonaay 06 Legat TeamA, Eatea on htA fitetd woah tn Tanzanta, Eatt Afiatca, tn 1967. He tA the aathoa 06 They Came Befioae Cotambat: The Agatean Paetenee tn Knetent Ameatea, pabttthed by Random Hoate tn 1977 and now tn ttA Aeuenth patnttng. It waA pubttthed tn Faeneh tn 1981 and tn the tame yeah wot awaaded the Ctaaenee L. Hotte Patze, a patze awaaded eveag two yeahA "60a a woah 05 excettenee tn ttteaataae and the humantttet aetattng to the cat- tuaat heattage 06 Agatea and the Agatean dtaépoaa". Paofiettoa Van Seattma t4 Abboctate Paofieétoa ofi Afiatean StudteA at Ratgeat Untveabtty tn New JeaAey and Edttoa 05 the Joannat 06 Afiatcan Ctutttzattont.

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WAN VAN SENTINIA

SPEAKING ON “EARLY AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGV"

. AND “AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ANCIENT AMERICA"

Ivan Van Senttma wat boan tn Guyana, .South Ameatca. He waA educated at the Schoot ofi Ontentat and Agatean Stadtet, London Untuenttty and the Ratgent Gnad- aate Sehoot and hotdt degaeet tn Aént— can Stadteo, Ltnguttttet and Anthtopo- togy. A ttteaaay eattte, he tt the aathoa 06 Caatbbean thtent, a ootteetton 06 cnttihat ettayt on the Caatbbean Noo- et. He t4 atto the authoa 06 Aeveaat majon ttteaany nevtewt pubttthed tn Denmaah, Indta, Battatn and the Untted Statet. He wab honoaed 50a htt wonh tn thtt fitetd by betng athed by the Nobet Commtttee 06 the Swedtbh Acade- my to nomtnate eandtdatet 60a the Nobet Pttze tn Ltteaatate, 5aom 1976- 7980. At a ttngutot, he hat pubttthed ettayt on the dtateet 06 the Sea 16- tandt 056 the Geoagta Coatt, and tt atto the eompttea 05 the Swahttt Dtettonaay‘ofi Legat Tenmt, Eated on htt fitetd woah tn Tanzanta, Eabt Agatea, tn 7967. He tt the euthon 05 They Came Befioae Cotumbut: The Afiatean Pnetenee tn Anetent Amentoa, pubttthed by Random Hoate tn 1977 and now tn ttt Aeuenth patnttng. It wot pubttthed tn Faench tn 1987 and tn the tame yeaa wat awaaded the Ctanenee L. Hatte Patze, a pntze awatded eueny two yeant "fion a woah 06 exeettenee tn tttenatane and the humantttet aetattng to the cat- taaat heattage 05 Afiatca and the Afiatean dtaépota". Pnofiebton Van Senttma t4 Abboetate Paofiettoa 06 Afiatean Studtet at Ratgent Untvetétty tn New Jentey and Edtton 06 the Joannat 06 Afiatean Ctutttzattont.

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Literary Critic, Linguist, and Anthropologist

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SPEAKING ON “EARLY AFRIGM’I SCIEIIBE AND TEBHHOLIGV"

AND “AFRIGAH PRESENCE Ill ANGIE!" AMERIGA"

Dr. Van Sertima is author of They Game Before Columbus: the African Presence in Ancient America; Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Douglass College, Rutgers University; Editor and Founder of the Journal of African Civilizations.

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WM! UM! SERENA

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' AND “Afflicflfl FRESEiiGE iii iiiimEi‘ST AMERIBA”

Ivan Van Seatima wan boan in Guyana, South Ameaica. He wao educated at the Sehooi 06 Oaientai and Agniean Studied, London Univeaéity and the RutgeAA Gnad— uate Sehooi and hoidA degneeo in Afini- can Studieb, Linguiiticb and Anthnopo- togy. A titenany enitie, he in the aathon 06 Cahibbean Whiteni, a eoiteetion 06 caitieai eAAayA on the Caaibbean Nou- ei. He it aiAo the authon 06 beveaai majon iiteaaay neuieWA pubiiihed in Denmanh, India, Baitain and the United Statei. He waA hononed 60a hi4 wonh in thin flieid by being aihed by the Nobet Committee 06 the SwediAh Acade- my to nominate aandidateA fion the Nobet Pnize in Liteaataae, gnom 1976- 7980. A6 a iinguiit, he hat pubtibhed ebAayA on the diaiect 06 the Sea 15- iandA 066 the Geongia CoaAt, and it aiAo the compiien 05 the Swahili Dictionany 06 Legat TeAmb, Hated on hit fiieid wonh in Tanzania, Edit A6nica, in 7967. He ii the euthon 06 They Came Befione Coiumbui: The Adaiean Pneoenee in Ancient Ameaiea, pabiiéhed by Random Houée in 1977 and now in itb Aeuenth painting. It wan pabiiihed in Faeneh in 7987 and in the Aame yeah waA awanded the Cianenee L. Hoite Paize, a pnize awaaded eveny two yeani "60a a wonh ofi exeeitenee in iiteaataae and the hamanitieb neiating to the cut— tuaai heaitage 06 Afiniea and the Agniean diabpoaa". Paofienooa Van Seatima it Aoéoeiate Paofiebboa 06 Afiaiean StudieA at Ratgeab Univeniity in New Jeaoey and Editon 06 the Jouanai 06 Afiaiean Civiiizationi.

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WA" "A“ SERTIMA

SPEAKING ON “EARLY AFRICAN SCIEHGEAHD TECHNOLOGY"

AND “AFRlGAfl PRESEHGE "I ANCIENT AMERICA" Ivan Van Senttma wat bonn tn Guyana, South Amehtea. He wot educated at the Schoot o6 Ottentat and A6ntedn Studteb, London Untvehttty and the Rutgenb Ghad- ,uate Sehoot and hotdt degheeb tn A6ht- can Studteb, Ltngutttteb and Anthhopo— togy. A tttehahy ehttte, he t4 the adthot o6 Cdttbbean Wattent, a eotteetton o6 ehttteat eAAayA on the Cattbbean Nov- et. He t4 atto.the authot o6 Aevehat majon tttehahy hevtenm pubttthed tn “Denmahh, Indta, Battatn and the Untted Statet. He wut honoted 60h htA woth tn thtt 6tetd by betng athed by the Nobet Commtttee 06 the Swethh Aca- demy to nomtnate eandtdateé 60h the Nobefi Pttze tn Lttehatuhe, 6hom 1976- 1980. A6 a ttngutbt, he had pubttthed ettayt on the dtatect 06 the Sea IA- tandt 066 the Geotgta Coatt, and t4 atto the eomptteh 06 the Swahttt {Dtettonahy 06 Legat Tehmt, Eated on . hit 6tetd’wohh tn Tanzanta, Eatt A6hted, tn 1967. He t4 the authot 06 They Came Be60he Cotumbut: The A6htean Pnetenee tn Anetent Amehtea, pubttthed by Random HouAe tn 1977 and now tn ttt Aeventh ~phtnttng. It wad pubttthed tn Fheneh tn 1981 and tn the tame yeah wat awanded the Ctahence L. Hotte Pttze, a phtze awnhded eveny two yeant "60h Va wonh o6 exeetflenee tn tttehatuhe and the humanttteb hetattng to the cut- tuhat henttage 06 A6htea and the A6htean dtatpota". Pno6etton Van Semttma tt Attoetdte P10625404 06 A6ntcan StudteA at Rutgeht Untvehttty tn New Jehbey and Edtton 06 the Jouhnat 06 A6htean Ctvtttzattont.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 198a

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WAN UM! SERHMA

SPEAKING ON “EARLY MRSSM SfllEiflfiE MID TEGHHBLQGV”

’ AND “which?! PRESEi‘lOE i?! ﬁHEIE'ﬁT AMERIM"

Ivan Van Seattma mat botn tn Guyana, South Amettca. He was educated at the Schoot 06 Ottentat and Afittcan Studtet, London Untvetbtty and the Rutgett Gaad— uate Schoot and hotdA degneet tn Afint— can Studteé, Ltnguttttct and Anthaopo- togy. A tttenany cttttc, he t5 the authoa - , 06 Cantbbean Wattent, a aotteetton 06 lg: antttaat ettayt on the Cattbbean Nov— 06 bevetat .' « e2. He tt atto the authoa _____ majon tttetaty neutenn pubttthed tn .ol.(‘‘ Denmanh, Indta, Btttatn and the Untted Statet. He wot honoted 60a htt wank .L.-~~t.n...‘.L.v...em. l tn thtt fitetd by betng athed by the Nobet Commtttee 06 the Swedtth Acade- -‘... my to nomtnate aandtdatet fiat the '4‘, Nobel Pttze tn Lttenatute, 6tom T976- 7980. A6 a ttnguttt, he hat pubttbhed .. ‘;:5315,¢:. .;'h ,1395‘ ' ;.- g“:ag= ettayt on the dtatect 06 the Sea IA- , ‘ 'ffif';;_ “sv‘\"';._ ”Z'jf“’%‘, tandt 066 the Geongta CoaAt, and tA ‘ <“5 ,'V_ 5-55“37f';r.*;:«1“':4; atto the aomptten 06 the Swahttt Utcttonaay 06 Legat Teams, Eated on htb fitetd wank tn Tanzanta, Eatt Afintca, tn 1967. He t4 the cuthoa 05 They Came Befioae Cotumbut: The Afittean Pnetence tn Anetent Amehtca, pubttthed by Random Haute tn 7977 and now tn ttt Aeuenth pttnttng. It waA pubttAhed tn Ftench tn 7981 and tn the Aame yean wan awatded the Ctanence L. Hotte Pttze, a pttze awanded eveny two yeanA "dot a weak 06 exceitenee tn ttteaatute and the humanttteb aetattng to the cut- tunat hehttage 06 Afintca and the Aéntaan dtaApoaa". Pnofiebton Van Senttma tt AAAoatate Ptofiettot 06 Afilztaan Studtet at Rutgetb Untventtty tn Nan JenAey and Edtton 06 the Joutnat 05 Agataan Ctutttzattont.

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WAN UAN SERTIMA

SPEAKING ON “EARL? AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNCLCCV"

AND “AFRICAN PRESENCE IN ANCIENT AMERICA" Ivan Van Seatha waL bonn Ln Guyana, South AmeaLea. He Wat educated at the SehooL 06 OIL/LentaL and AébeQCZJ/l StadLe/s, London UnLueaLLtg and the Rutgent Gnad- uate SchooL and hoLdL degneeé Ln A6LL- can StadLeA, LLnguLAtLeA and Anthaopo- Kogy A LLtumy eaLtLe, he LA the aathon 06 CaLLbbean WLLtehA, a COLLeetLon 06 eaLtLeaL eAAayL on the CaLLbbean Nou- eL. He LA aLLo the authon 06 LevenaL majoa LLteaany LevLeWA pubLLAhed Ln Denmahh, IndLa, BLLtaLn and the UnLted StateA. He waL honoted 60L htb weak Ln thLL 6LeLd by beLng aAhed by the NobeL CommLttee 06 the SwedLLh Aca- demy to noanate candeateA flat the NobeL PLLze Ln LLteLatuLe, gnom 1976— 1980. A6 a LLnguLLt, he hat pubLLAhed eLLayL on the dLaLeet 05 the Sea IL— LandL 066 the GeongLa CoaLt, and LL aLLo the eompLLeL 06 the SwahLLL DLetLOnaLy 05 LegaL TenmL, EaLeH on ELL 6&ch WOLLIZ Ln TanzanLa, EaAt AénLea, Ln 1967. He LA the authoa 06 They Came Befione CoLumbuL: The AgnLcan PLeLence Ln AncLent AmeLLea, pubLLLhed by Random HoaAe Ln 1977 and now Ln LtL Leventh pLLnthg. It waL pabLLLhed Ln Fnench Ln 1981 and Ln the Lame yeah wuL awanded the CLanenee L. HoLte PLLze, a pLLze awaLded eveLy two yeaLL "60L a math 05 exeeLLenee Ln LLteaatuLe and the humanLtLeA aeLathg to the cut- tuLaL heLLtage 05 AfiLLea and the Afithan dLaApOha". PnofieLLon Van SeLtha LA ALLocLate PLofieLLon 06 AfinLcan StadLeL at Rutgeab UnLvehLLty Ln New Jeaéey and Eston 06 the JounnaL 06 AfiaLean CLuLLLzatLonA.

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Music: Callic By JOHN ROCKWELL . The New Calliope Singers’ “Sixth An- nual Recital of Choral Chamber Music" on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall won no prizes for stylistic coher- ‘ ence —- the music ranged gleefully from Billings to Gibbons to Russell Pinkston to Marga Richter to Hinde- mith to Brahms to Bartok to Monte: verdi to Maurice Wright. Butthe na-; ture of the choral medium imposed a} certain unity to the evening, and the ral excellence of the performances under Peter Schubert's direction kept things buoyant. 0f the three pieces of new music, two; were commissions receiving their first . performances Miss Richter’5 "To Whom?" proved an evocatively chro- MMYork'l‘imes/WiliiamaSauro ‘ matic setting of Virginia Woolf, inter-- ' ' Ir'vingHow‘e 7 i - spersed with a Kyrie. Mr. Wright’s‘: “LikeanAutumn Sky” was an amiableI, added, “without having some'sense' of collage of text-settings, replete with1 . occupying a distinctive place in the spokenbits, three pianists atone key- ! . schemeofthings.” board, two percussionists andvarious :ﬂ ,Van Sertinia Wins Prize'for‘ Bock on Africa Ivan Van Sertiiiia, a linguist and an-- » of'esSays, and compiled the Swahili thropologist, has won the 1981 Clarence DictionaryOf Legal Terms. . - L. Holte Prize for his b00k “They Came . ' The Holte award, begun in 1979, is Before- Columbus.” ' "given every two years “for a work of Published in 1976 by Random House, I excellence in literature and the hu- the book presents evidence that Afri- - ' manities relating to the cultural herit- cans sailed west to the Americasfor . age of Africa andtheAfrican diaspo- trade and exploration 2,200 years be- . :ra." Chancellor Williams, the histo- fore Columbusarrived. rian, received the first prize for his In a ceremony at Columbia Universi- analysis of Africa, “The Destruction of ty’5 Low Memorial Library recently, Black Civilization: Great Issues of a i Jewel Plummer Cobb, dean of Dou- Raceme45OOB.C. toA.D. 2000.” glass College, presented Mr. Van Ser- The awardis nained for Clarence L. tima with a citation and the $7,500 Holte, a retired advertising executive award. Dr. Cobb is a director of the ‘ who is thought to have thelargestpri- ; Twenty-First Century Foundation, vate collection of books and literature! ' which administers the prize, .on Africa. In 1977, Mr. Holte donated Mr. Van Sertimaiseditorofthe Jour- his collection to the Kashim Ibrahim nal ofAfrican Civilizationand has writ- Library of Ahmadu Bello University'in -ten “Caribbean Writers,” a collectiOn Zana, Nigeria “—7 __..w..- w...“

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olumbus discovered nearly 3,000 years old, four of which America or did he? were found at LaVenta, Mexico. Each Ivan Van Sertima, an head stands eight feet high and the anthropologist, linguist, large one weighs around 40 tons. professor and literary critic, has “The heads are unmistakably refuted this long-held belief. African,” assets Van Sertima. “There In 1976, Van Sertima authored the would be no reason to erect huge book, “They Came Before monuments to the Negro if his only role Columbus: The African Presence in had been that of a slave.” Ancient America." This treatise Van Sertima further believes the first debunked the cemented notion that immigrant Africans came from a Christopher Columbus first trespassed region to the south of Egypt, which onto the New World. Van Sertima, shared in the glories of ancient Egyp- armed with statistics, documents and tian civilization. He writes that after other historical material, advanced the centuries of being a military power theory that blacks were the first behind the Egyptian throne, black Nu- visitors to set foot in America —- not as bian kings became the Egyptian slaves, but as free men and women ex- monarchy in the eighth century BC It perienced in navigation, proficient in was around that time that some of the art and capable of shaping their own stone heads with dome-shaped helmets destiny. resembling those used by the Nubian Born in Guyana, South America, Van military in the first millennium BC Sertima is a mixture of African, were constructed. American Indian, German, Dutch and Van Sertima, the scholar, has woven Scotch. He attended London facts into a narrative constructed by University’s School of Oriental and . Van Sertima, the artist. What has African Studies. Having never been exposed or educated on emerged is a compelling work that captures history in a the history of Africa, he began his quest to learn more about spellbinding manner. His book, published by Random House the unknown continent. in 1977, is now in its seventh printing. It was published in After studying the literature of Africa through poems and French in 1981 and, that same year, was awarded the stories written in Swahili, and his curiosity further ignited by Clarence L. Hoite Prize, a prize awarded biennially, “for the revelations contained in fiction, Van Sertima forged into work of excellence in literature and the humanities relating the area of anthropology, where he first became aware of the to the cultural heritage of Africa and the African diaspora.” sophistication of early African societies. Van Sertima‘s interest in Africa has manifested itself in During a 1970 visit to America, he read Africa and the other ventures. As a linguist, he has published essays on the Discovery of America. This book presented evidence of dialect of the Sea Islands off the Georgia coast. He is also the African and Arabic influences on medieval Mexican and compiler of the Swahili Dictionary of Legal Terms, based on South American languages. Its clues, added to those his field-work in Tanzania, East Africa in 1967. As a literary contained in the work of Alexander von Wuthenau, a lecturer critic, he is the author of Caribbean Writers, a collection of in art at Mexico City’s University of the Americas, provided critical essays on the Caribbean novel. He is also editor of the the impetus for Van Sertima's book. Von Wuthenau had Journal of African Civilizations. unearthed a large number of negroid heads in clay, goldfc0p He is an associate professor of African Studies at Rutgers per and copal sculpted by pre-Columbian American artists. University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, visiting associate “Their negritude could not be explained away,” said Van professor at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey Sertima. “Their colorations, fullness of lip, kinky hair, and the recipient of scores of honors. He was asked by the generously-fleshed noses and compound earrings.” prestigious Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy to Van. Sertima spent years compiling a spate of material to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature from provide the ammunition that enabled him to categorically 1976-1980. advance the premise that before Columbus. black people Ivan Van Sertima, professor, author, anthropologist, from Africa had already reached these shores and had literary critic, artist, linguist, editor and black man, con- reigned as free men with skills. 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December 3. I983

Dear Dr Clarke,

Thank you very much for the invitation to speak on January 31,I984. I could fly out on the Monday and speak on the Tuesday, even on Monday night, and cover as many engagements as you like. I would have to catch an early flight back on Wednesday morning to be in time for lectures at I p.m. ' ‘ ’ I will bring, as you suggested, at least a dozen copies of They Came Before Columbus and, according to how you would like to structure it, I could speak both on the African Presence in Ancient America as well as Blacks in Science: Ancient and Modern. I enclose a photo, summarized vita,and a cutting from The New York Times and Dollars and Sense. I also enclose a copy of the latest journal - Egypt Revisited. As we agreed, my honorarium for the talks isggOO plus expenses. The number of talks does not matter, once it is not more than three in a day since that is the limit of my capacity to speak effectively. I look forward to hearing from you. Any questions, please call me on (201) 828-5443 or 4667.

Yours, in good faith, / (76% (/m HM Ivan Van Sertima Ivan Van Sertima, 59, South Adelaide Avenue, Highland.Park, New Jersey 08904. North Carolina State University P. O. Box 5067, Raleigh, N. C. 27650

Office of the Provost and Vice-Chancellor

January 12, 1984

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima 59, South Adelaide Avenue Highland Park, New Jersey 08904

Dear Dr. Van Sertima:

This is to confirm your lecture series on January 31, 1984 at North Carolina State University.

It is our understanding and our agreement that your fee for this lecture series will be $500.00 plus travel, lodging and meal expenditures. We look forward to having you and we are planning a maximum of 3 lectures on the 3lst. In addition, we hope that your arrival time on the 30th will enable you to present a lecture on that date.

Looking forward to seeing you again, I am

Sincerely,

Lz§zax~ewuL_ Lawrence M. Clark Associate Provost

LMC/ci

North Carolina State University is North Carolina's original land-grant institution and is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. North Carolina State University .P. O. Box 5067, Raleigh, N. C. 27650

Office of the Provost and Vice-Chancellor

January 12, 1984

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima 59, South Adelaide Avenue Highland Park, New Jersey 08904

Dear Dr. Van Sertima:

This is to confirm your lecture series on January 31, 1984 at North Carolina State University.

Looking forward to seeing you again, I am

Sincerely,

L4§ZL&~eWUL_ Lawrence M. Clark Associate Provost LMC/ci

North Carolina State University is North Carolina’s original land-grant institution and is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. January 30—31, 1984 Dr. Ivan Van Sertima Purpose: Lecture on Africa & Black Presence in America

SSN: 142-50—4681

Air Travel Expenses—-————————4 —————————————————— I———————— $298.00

Lodging Accommodations —————————————————————————————————— 80.00

Honorarium—————————————————————————————————————————————— 500-00

Subsistence*—--—————-——————-———-—-; ————————————————————— 43.00

TOTAL EXPENSES -———4 ————————————————————————————————————— $921.00

* Jan. 30, Dinner ...... $13.00 Jan. 31 ...... 25.00 B5.00 L7.00,'D—l3.00 Feb- 1 5.00 B5.00 $43.00 January 30—31, 1984 .Dr. Ivan Van Sertima Purpose: Lecture on Africa & Black Presence in America

SSN: 142—50—4681

Air Travel Expenses ————————————————————————————————————— $298.00

Lodging Accommodations—+ ———————————————————————————————— 80.00

Honorarium-————-é ——————————————————————————————————————— 500.00

Subsistence*————————-———————-—-—--; ————————————————————— 43.00

TOTAL EXPENSES —————————————————————————————————————————— $921.00

* Jan. 30 Dinner ...... $13.00 Jan. 31 ...... 25.00 B5.00 L7.00, D—l3.00 Feb. 1 5.00 B5.00 __"____ $43.00 North Carolina State University

presents

Literary Critic, Linguist, and Anthropologist

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Dr. Van Sertima is author of They Came Before Columbus: the African Presence in Ancient America; Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Douglass College, Rutgers University; Editor and Founder of the Journal A of African Civilizations.

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