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“On the lush island of Hispaniola in 1511, Admiral Diego Columbus, governor and son of the explorer, received a most unusual gift early Christmas morning. At the sound of the second cockcrow, some twenty enslaved persons, heretofore proscribed within what was a sizeable ingenio, or sugar mill and its environs, lay aside their fears and set upon…
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I suppose 1511 is before 1619 and the supposed 400 years of mythical Black hebrew israeli captivity.
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I was just thinking how did they start the rebellion on so-called christmas morning while later they reached the cattle ranch of Melchoir de Castro on December 8th? Was that supposed to be January 8th?
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A Swahili proverb says “A false story has seven endings.” Part of why attempts to bypass our African origins rely on the mythical is because they negate the empirical. Such tales accentuate the implausible because the plausible is so apparent.
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Great theme
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Gbe ɖeka vuvɔ mewɔa ame wotsɔa fiati doa dzoe o.
“You do not make fire with the handle of an axe because of one day’s cold.”
-Ewe proverb
Explanation: Do not resort to extremes to solve your problems. Be moderate in your actions.
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