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Why Black History is very important to America-stuff they rather you not know

African Maritime Knowledge Shaped European Speculation About the Americas

 

1. The Portuguese weren’t guessing — they were listening

King John II’s belief in a western mainland didn’t come from myth or astrology.

It came from African sailors.

 

Reports circulated that:

         Canoes from the Guinea coast (West Africa)

         Loaded with trade goods

         Had been found far out in the Atlantic, drifting westward

 

To Europeans, this was shocking.

To West Africans, it wasn’t.

The peoples of the Upper Guinea Coast — Wolof, Mandé, Serer, and others — had long traditions of:

         Open‑ocean fishing

         Long‑distance canoe travel

         Navigating currents and winds

         Trading across vast stretches of water

So when Africans said, “There’s land out there,” Europeans took it seriously.

 

  Europeans knew Africans were the best navigators in that region

Portugal had spent nearly a century learning from West African pilots, interpreters, and sailors.

 

They relied on African maritime knowledge for:

         Currents

         Winds

         Coastal geography

         Seasonal patterns

         Deep‑water navigation

 

So when African canoes were found far west of Cape Verde, it wasn’t dismissed as an accident — it was treated as data.

 

 The Mission

The third voyage of Columbus wasn’t just another island‑hopping expedition.

 

According to Bartolomé de Las Casas’s abstract of Columbus’s journal, the Crown wanted Columbus to verify the existence of a mainland southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

Why?

Because King John II of Portugal believed a continent existed there. His reasoning came from reports that:

 

          Canoes from the Guinea coast (West Africa) had been found drifting westward

         These canoes carried merchandise, suggesting long‑distance westward travel was possible

         This implied land existed far to the west—land not yet claimed by Portugal or Spain

This is a fascinating detail because it shows that African maritime knowledge influenced European speculation about the Americas

 

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That's not a small contribution — that's world-changing.

GPS exists because an African American woman helped teach satellites where Earth actually is.

 

Dr. Gladys West (U.S. Navy mathematician)

 

Soul food, Southern cooking, barbecue traditions, and African‑rooted techniques shaped American cuisine from top to bottom.

Jackie Robinson to Serena Williams

 traffic signal improvements, blood plasma breakthroughs, agricultural science, and more.

The Creation of Jazz, Blues & Gospel

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True History that you were'nt taught in grade school

How Christopher Columbus went from a failed navigator to a failed governor to a successful marketing franchise, thanks to successful author Washington Irving. If it weren’t for the author of :The Legend of Sleepy Hollow:, the master of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria would be a forgotten footnote, instead of an American symbol, and we wouldn’t be celebrating Columbus Day today.

 

https://popularresistance.org/columbus-day-was-a-gift-from-sleepy-hollow-author-washington-irving/>

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Trump killing those who are on the verge of extinction

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Judges 16:23

Ancient Philistines Were Likely of Greek Origin, DNA Study Shows - GreekReporter.com

 

Judges 16:23-30

Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29  Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, 30  Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

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