“I am apt to suspect the Negroes to be naturally inferior to the Whites. There scarcely ever was a civilized nation of that complexion, nor even any individual, eminent either in action or in speculation. No ingenious manufacture among them, no arts, no sciences.�
David Hume, Scottish Philosopher This racist view could not be further from the truth.
Africa's history did not begin in slavery, and despite the peculiarity, horror, and duration of enslavement of Africans, slavery occupies a minor timeframe in the 120,000 years of African history. In the last 50 years much has been done to combat the entirely false and negative views about the history of Africa and Africans, which were developed in Europe in order to justify the Transatlantic Slave Trade and European colonial rule in Africa that followed. This sentiment may have transcended ancient times leading many to believe that today’s creative professionals of color lack the aptitude to contribute anything significant to design. Fortunately, fact always trumps fiction every time.