West Africa
Powerpoint Presentation from 11/15/04
"Medieval Africa"

Readings:
S.K. McIntosh and R. McIntosh, "Finding Jenne-Jeno: West Africa 's Oldest City," National Geographic 162 (1982), 396-418. (PDF version)

Karen E. Lange, “Eternal Djenne,” National Geographic 199:6 (June 2001), 100-117. (PDF version)

A useful resource:
Roland Oliver and Anthony Atmore, Medieval Africa, 1250-1800. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Film:
Keita: The Heritage of the Griot . California Newsreel, 1994.

Central Africa
Powerpoint Presentation
"Africa & the Atlantic Slave Trade: Illustrations from Kongo"
HTML version
PDF version

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