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Stolen Legacy

9/16/2014

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George G.M. James
PictureGeorge G.M. James
Dr George Granville Monah James was an Afrikan Guyanese scholar who held degrees and teaching certificates in theology, logic, Latin, Greek, philosophy, mathematics and history. A professor at Arkansas A & M and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, he studied the works of eminent Western scholars such as C.H. Vail, E.A. Wallis Budge, Swineburne Clymer and Godfrey Higgins. James in his seminal work Stolen Legacy, when published in 1954 concluded that the Greeks were not the originators of Greek philosophy. His was the first book to argue that the Greeks stole their philosophy from the people of North Afrika commonly called the Egyptians.

James presents seven primary arguments: (1) Greek philosophy was stolen Egyptian philosophy (2) Greek philosophy was alien to the Greeks (3) Greek philosophy was the off-spring of the Egyptian Mystery System (4) the Egyptians educated the Greeks (5) the doctrines of Greek philosophers are the doctrines of the Egyptian Mystery System (6) the education of the Egyptian Priests, and the Curriculum of the Mystery System, show Egypt was the source of Higher Education in the ancient world, not Greece; and (7) the Memphite Theology contains the theology, philosophy, and cosmology of the Egyptians and is therefore an authoritative source of doctrinal origin.

The release of Dr James’ long-awaited book stirred tremendous controversy in 1954 in apartheid America. His very attack on the Greco-Roman, Judaeo-Christian foundation of Western civilization upset western acade- mia and still does today. His unveiling that Aristotle stole and plagiarized materials from the royal libraries and temples throughout Egypt offended those whose intent it was to keep Afrikans in subordinated places, away from power, and held captive by a history that starts in slavery thus having no impact on world high-culture except as hewers of wood and drawers of water. Dr James’ life ended in 1954 under suspicious circumstances, many alleging that he was murdered for revealing too much and thus daring to challenge the established racist European American power structure that vampiristically lives off black oppression. James’ work was seen as a shot across the bow of white supremacy, one whose echo reverberates throughout the Afrikan world. James had attained the nous. His Stolen Legacy is a must-read.

P.S. Recently, James’ work has come under attack. James made several errors, as he had to rely on various modern authors’ translations of Medu Netcher. However, in Civilization or Barbarism, Diop has revisited the idea of the stolen legacy and by using his own translations of the Kemetic language, he has confirmed much of James’ work.

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David
5/21/2013 04:43:15 pm

What a brave man to argue that our long held beliefs about Greeks as being one of the societies that practised modern governance and had some of the most respected scholars to date was all but a travesty? After reading this piece, I would also argue that he could have been assassinated to put an end to his further exposes. This is a brave man and ought to be recorded in the history books as so.

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Felix
6/9/2013 04:03:40 am

I want to believe Africans used to document their history over the ages before the white man came. Most of these valuable records were destroyed ny European colonialists. As a result, majority of the history material available today were recorded by Europeans, who distorted much of what is going on. This is why the West will always try to suppress the works of authors like James and Diop. But Africans should not despair. We should try to tell our history the way it was and claim all the glory that is due to us.

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Ephantus Kimani Muhia
9/24/2013 05:36:19 am

It is unfortunate that there are some people who would look at James' work and just look at the errors he made. For me, I see a different man and a a hero for that matter. However, I would not be surprised since most people especially from the West would try as much as possible to suppress any information that does not favour them. Dr. James spoke the truth especially on apartheid.

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curt
5/12/2015 04:45:24 am

i appreciate the point george made about the correcting of this misinformation also benefiting other races other then black/african,,,for this falsehood not only helps to deflate african peoples greatness,,,but mistakenly credits another race for a vast amount of knowledge they are not due

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Khanyisile, Litchfield-Tshabalala
4/5/2016 08:29:34 am

I take my hat off for Dr George Granville Monah James! He started the 1st step for all of us, and now the path has been trailblazed, we can walk in it!

His mistakes are understandable, dealing with literature that is erased, destroyed and harboured in western libraries that are far removed from Afrikan eyes.

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