John Parker on Great Kingdoms of Africa

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Great Kingdoms of Africa explore the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history. Great Kingdoms of Africa aims to decenter European colonialism and slavery as the major themes of African history and instead explore the kingdoms, dynasties, and city-states that have shaped cultures across the African continent. Join us for a thought-provoking overview that takes us from ancient Egypt and Nubia to the Zulu Kingdom almost two thousand years later. When author John Parker interweaves political and social history, oral histories and recent archaeological findings on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.