The following is from a history board, which of these is false africentric rhetoric and which is actual historical truth.

Many people will be astounded when they know the real contributions of Blacks to civilization:

- Jesus Christ was Black

- Blacks have fought and died in all of America's Wars

- First slaves in America were White not Black

- The Black Moors conquered parts of Europe and their efforts helped usher that continent out of the Dark ages and into the Renaissance.

-Europeans like Plato, Pythagoras, Solon etc. studied under Black Priests/Professors.

- Some of the world's greatest personalities like Beethoven, Haydn, Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Dumas had Black roots.

So says this book, and from what I've read it's all TRUE:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1418455830/computers0c6-20/002-9920503-1497655" target="_blank"

Ok.. Let's shift to just one aspect..

The moors, were they a black civilization or a mix of arabs because there are two camps of thought here, some say the word moor was used for anyone with a dark shade while others argue it was a group of black people in north Africa.

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AHMAAD! and all historians, answers.

Oh Im wrong about all of them being true, I dont know about Beethoven.

yeah beethoven was black i heard he was called the black spaniard according to a german anthropoligist named frederick hertz

as for jesus christ....... no idea