re: This is the type of leader we have to deal with in Jackson.

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I've never heard that. I am no history buff, but I am fairly knowledgeable on history, especially American History. When you say the claim has been around since 1860 is it like the claim that there is a fountain of youth or city of gold or is there actually credible evidence? I don't know so I'm really asking. Some say the Vikings sailed to North America in 1000AD, but this guys claim was that Africans were doing it 500 years before that. I find that hard to believe.

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Especially considering the fact that 500 years ago in sub-Saharan Africa the most impressive structures were mud and grass huts. They couldn't built a house out of stone but expect people to believe that they could build a ship to cross the ocean.