"We have come to reclaim the house of history." - Dr. Ivan Van Sertima.
In the following interview with the TVO television network, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima discusses the cultural and scientific achievements of Africa that were later eclipsed by slavery. He maintains that Africans were responsible for advances in metallurgy, astronomy, agriculture, medicine and other fields. He also believes that black Africans came to North America long before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.