We were kings…

Already, some organisations are gearing up for Britain’s Black History month in October. First off the starting-block is Gresham College in London, which advertises a fantasy tour of the imaginary achievements of medieval Africans; a lecture to be given by the author of a book called When We Ruled.

[parlifunk]

Thomas Sowell refers to this phenomenon of inventing a glorious past as "history as balm for wounded egos."

[marcusbradley]

A few days ago I was watching an old "English" film from the 1960s and I didn't see any black history in it whatsoever...

[Revhead]

Not really. The we wuz kangs trope comes from a group of people that believe that black people built the pyramids and ancient Egypt as a whole even though contemporary Egyptian artwork of the times shows that not to be the case.

[AB-kcyc]

It should be given it's true title "Black Fantasy Month!"

[captainplatinum]

The king had the biggest mud hut, the biggest spear and had the first spoon of food out of the pot.
That’s about the extent of the perks really .

[twistednerve]

Not entirely true. "We woz Kangz" is used to ridiculous outrageous statements that have risen, including that the Romans were all black, Columbus was black (although I can't understand why they want that one with him being an imperialist oppressor) and a large amount of the Kings and Queens of England were black, including James I, Charles II, Henry VIII and Elizabeth. As a fact most of the important people in history were black, but just before the invention of photography (invented by a black man) the lesser race of Whites rose against the blacks and rewrote history, effectively whitewashing everything.

You really have to question the mental capacity of the believers of this nonsense. Facing all commonsense and evidence with the argument "that's just the white man's lies" is fucking terrifying.

[davidsmall]

The fact is that sub Saharan Africa did not get to the iron age !! These black civilisations where far behind the middle East and Europe by thousands of years, this includes when Europe started to visit this part of the world. If Africa is so advance the how is it they still cannot support themselves in food production, providing clean drinking water, and 99%of things in Africa comes from Europe ??

[kylelee]

People should actually reach out and contact this college on their twitter or by email and complain about them hosting a black supremacist who just makes up his own versions of history

[carolramsey]

Anyone remember a comedy series called Rising Damp which featured s black student called Philip who claimed to be an African Prince and spoke with an English public school accent but in the final episode admits to Rigsby that he is actually from Croydon?

[petermach]

Imagine being someone so bereft of achievements that they have to claim those of others as their own, I'm sure we all know people like that now imagine a whole race similarly afflicted and there's a whole world of trouble brewing in that inferiority complex.

[johnough]

The truth is that sub-Saharan Africa had only just entered the Iron Age in the 19th C AD. They had no written language, they hadn't developed the wheel, their life expectancy was 40 years and an infant mortality rate of 1 in 3. All that changed with the coming of the Whites. The unintended consequence of White medicine, clean water, and improved diet meant they had a population explosion. Take Rhodesia as an example: In 1901 the Black population was around a million. By 1961 it was over 7 million. On gaining "independence" in 1980 they succeeded in destroying an economy and country within 10 years. They, of course, blamed the Whites. And now they have wrecked their countries they are coming here to do the same to ours.

[samroma]

I have never EVER met a Latin American man or a Central American man who said "We were Kings" even though the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Empires had many Kings. I have also never met a Chinese man who said "We Were Emperors"
Or an Italian, German, etc, It's only Africans who say these silly things!

[Mike-tbgj]

Some very educated and knowledgeable people have commented here already, so I won't embarrass myself by simply "piggy-backing" their contributions.
Suffice to say that I am adequately well-read to realise that sub-Saharan Africa had not advanced in any great way from the Stone Age, until the Arabs (in the east), or the Europeans (in the west) arrived. It was basically tribal warfare, spears and hunter/gatherers. Any art or sophisticated/civilised societal indicators is hard to come by. Only some primitive cave paintings and folklore. There is a dearth of written records, mathematical or scientific advances and no real archeological evidence of any group to compare with contemporary Europe. Cathedrals/temples/houses of worship - none. Enduring architecture - none. Written accounts of events - none. Artistic endeavour - a few daubs in caves.
Essentially, the continent was exisiting exactly as it had been 40, 000 years beforehand. I am guessing that is why it became so easy to subdue, conquer and enslave - as other societies and ethnic groups had developed more advanced
Now, we are at risk of being told that many of England's monarchs were black! I beg to differ, using the logic that says, "if you couldn't combine with each other to control Africa, or even a part of it, then reach out to the rest of the world, it is unlikely you came to England and imposed your own monarchy on the Anglo-Saxons!"
More piffle from the envy from those who cannot lay claim to a recorded lies from those who really should know better (but it gives them a living, from those gullible enough to swallow it all).
Do they even know that "Wakanda" is a mythical

[stevesinclair]

I eagerly await a remake of the Battle of Britain starring all those Black African & West Indian fighter aces in the Black Eagles squadron that shot down more German planes than the Germans had in their inventory

[zenmen]

I was only talking to Olubapoperalu Bongastoree yesterday, whose ancesters come from what is now a small province in a country formerly a colony of Her Britannic Majesty's, and I was assured that so advanced was their pre-colonial civilisation that they had succeeded in splitting the atom, and generating electricity for the megacities in which this noble race lived in perpetual peace and wisdom, honoured and respected by all Africans, both near and far, for their industry and commerce, learning and innovation.

Guilt flowed from my very blood as Ollie ( even he has trouble pronouncing his name ) told me of the horrid, horrible and horrendous things done by the primitive warlike aggresors dressed in British Red. The peaceful people came bearing gifts, plus food and drinks for the visitors, only to be shot down in their tens of thousands, causing the good and noble people to leave their beautiful cities, and take refuge in the dense forests, beyond the reach of the invaders.

The people watched from a distance as within three weeks every last trace of this ancient civilisation was broken down and swept away, almost as if it had never happened. Huge cities magically vanished. Not a brick remained. The people were concerned that harm might be done removing all traces of the nuclear power plants, but no harm whatsoever came to the British or their workers, and it was suggested by the most eminent scientists that the many cups of a strange medicinal beverage the British called 'T' might be the reason.

The people mourned the loss of their civilisation, particularly the ancient libraries of giraffe-skin parchments containing the collected wisdom of five thousand years, which the brutish British used to boil their kettles on open fires to make their 'T', unaware that the jug with the lead that connects to a box in the wall, boils water with ease - something this civilisation acquired two and a half thousand years ago.

The people pitied the British, and decided to wait a couple of centuries before travelling in large numbers to Britain in order to teach such a backward people some elements of African civilisation.

Ollie arrived himself in Dover, after a wet and windy crossing, where he was welcomed like a conquering hero by a large number of marxist Guardian readers working for government, who made it very clear that this ancient wrongdoing was an affront to decency, and that in reparation Ollie should receive accommodation in a 5-star hotel, all expenses paid, and regardless of his questionable understanding of English, and dubious mathematics, he should replace the existing Director of Finance in the city of his choice, and be given the very best Wilkinson Sword machete, as befitting his high office.

As one Guardian Reader said to another 'What could possible go wrong?'

The other replied 'Whatever goes wrong, it means perpetual job security for ourselves', which is such a noble attitude - we really need far more marxists running things - under the guidance of leaders like Ollie, of course.

With Britain struggling to govern itself in an age when Britain's leaders look incompetent and inadequate, we, The British, can truly bless our ex-colonially-produced cotton socks that we have so many peaceful Africans to keep our cities safe and sound, for research has shown that wherever members of these ancient high civilisations go, violence vanishes, creativity soars, no-one is interested in drugs, and the police smile happily at every black face they see, joyous in the certainty that they at least have one section of society that sets an outstanding example that others can only look at in wonder, and seek to follow.

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Humour is the best medicine!

[whiteheatherclub]

"This is not true but nobody likes to point it out." I have a suggestion. Simon could attend the lecture and every time the lecturer comes out with a whopper, Simon puts his hand up and says, "Excuse me, but I'd just like to point out that...." I wonder how long it would take before he was invited to enjoy some fresh air.

[catharperfect]

Already when learning history, don't bother picking up anything mainstream unless it's from the 70s or earlier, and even then scrutinize the author. After that is when self-flagellation and "critical theory" (feelings over truth) was introduced by a motley group of fellow travellers from Europe.

[macclift]

The average IQ of a culture/group is perhaps an indicator and predictor of its potential, past and future.

[hetrodoxly]

The truth is irrelevant, he could give a lecture on how they landed on the moon and the audience will applaud like performing seals.

[wilfredwayne]

Why is Britain the only place that should feel guilty about something nobody alive has taken part in.