Chancellor Williams
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Chancellor Williams was an American historian and scholar best known for his Afrocentric work "The Destruction of Black Civilization," which argued for the centrality of Africa in world history and challenged Eurocentric narratives.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chancellor Williams canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
African studies
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history ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
African diaspora studies
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Black nationalist thought ⓘ |
| author | Chancellor Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Afrocentric historian
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Pan-African intellectual ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African history
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Afrocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ Black studies ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre | history book ⓘ |
| givenName | Chancellor ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
African-centered historiography
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Black liberationist perspective in history ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afrocentric scholars
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Black Studies curricula in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African history
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Afrocentrism ⓘ Black civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| movement | Afrocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Chancellor Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Afrocentric reinterpretation of African and world history
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challenging Eurocentric views of civilization ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
centrality of Africa in world history
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critique of Eurocentric historical narratives ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Destruction of Black Civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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university professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
ancient African civilizations
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causes of the decline of Black civilizations ⓘ impact of European imperialism on Africa ⓘ |
| writesIn | English ⓘ |
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