A General Introduction to African Studies Jean Allman History Department Washington University.

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A General Introduction to African Studies Jean Allman History Department Washington University

The Great Rift Valley

Early iron working from southeastern Africa

Great Zimbabwe

Ibn Battuta,

Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu

Mansa Musa, 1375 Spanish Map

Davidson Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leone You are not a country, Africa, You are a concept, Fashioned in our minds, each to each To hide our separate fears, To dream our separate dreams.

Africa on the Web: Recommended Gateway Sites