Don’t be fooled, Africa had a well-developed reading culture before the European invasion
Published on May 15, 2020 at 9:22 AM by Face of Malawi
Time and Time again, western history has managed to establish many things that are not true about Africa and its history. For many years, modern-day Africans believed that ancient Africa had no writing history until the first explorers of Europen descent settled in the lands. Contrary to popular belief, ancient African societies did have a writing culture.
Even though not as popular as oral history, recent findings have shown that many African civilizations recorded their history through writings and even had well-stocked libraries.
Here is proof that Ancient Africa had a well-established writing culture and libraries.
