David Giddens

“American institutions, both religious and secular, function as essential agents of socialization”
― Lindiwe Lester, Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization: The Impact of Historical Memory on Black Identity

“For Black people, to maintain submission to this imposition of second-class status, we eventually became slaves within our own minds. Thus, the memory shaped by our indoctrination in America”
― Lindiwe Lester, Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization: The Impact of Historical Memory on Black Identity

“The FIRST HUMAN FAMILIES (in Africa) are documented by archaeological and anthropological evidence to have LIVED IN HARMONY WITH BOTH NATURE AND NEIGHBOR, refuting the popular myth that primal humans were violent and antagonistic.”
― Lindiwe Lester, Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization: The Impact of Historical Memory on Black Identity

“This book is a reminder that history is foundational for educating Black children and for strengthening our communities.”
― Lindiwe Lester, Connections Remembered, the African Origins of Humanity and Civilization: The Impact of Historical Memory on Black Identity