ORIGIN OF AFRICA - Onyeji Nnaji
ORIGIN OF THE BLACK RACE: THE BIRTH OF BIAFRAN FATHERS copied : from the book: REALITY AS MYTH ; by O nyeji Nnaji chapter two . The difficulty encountered by researchers searching for the birthplace of the African father had been bedridden by two main factors. These factors are lack of proper attention given to the oral tradition of the various ancient communities in Africa, and the desire to favour oneself in the cause of one’s research work as found among early African historians. The attempts to rectify these matters took us nearly the whole book in our previous production. We have stressed the unquantifiable relevance of the various oral traditions in the different areas of the African continent. Stressing the importance of oral tradition in preserving history, we agree with J. Ki-Zerbo in the assertion that, Oral tradition is not just a second-best source to be resorted to only when there is nothing else. It is a distinct source in itself, with a now well establis