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“In our own United States anyone reputed to have an African ancestry, however remote, is supposed to be a Negro. Let’s carry this thesis to its logical conclusion. Since there is overwhelming evidence that the Cradle of Mankind was in Africa, then everybody must be considered a Negro. According to the theory of evolution, to carry the argument a step further, we all have a common ancestry with the apes; therefore, we are all apes.”

Source: John G. Jackson. Introduction To African Civilizations. pg. 229. 1970.

“[C]ivilization is a form of culture…[C]ulture may be described as the patterned behavior which the individual learns, either through instruction or imitation, from other members of his social group. Culture consists of all forms of human behavior except those found among the apes…[C]ivilization is nothing more or less than literate culture.”

Source: John G. Jackson. Introduction To African Civilizations. pg. 60-61. 1970.