Books like They came before Columbus

They came before Columbus by Ivan Van Sertima reads as provocative, scholarly. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Civilisation ou barbarie

Cheikh Anta Diop · 1981

Both explore african history & historical revisionism

75% genome match

Black Athena

Martin Bernal · 1987

Same nonfiction feel

83% genome match

Black man of the Nile and his family

Yosef Ben-Jochannan · 1972

Both explore african history

68% genome match

African religions & philosophy

Mbiti, John S. · 1969

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Fingerprints of the gods

Graham Hancock · 1995

Both explore ancient civilizations

65% genome match

The scramble for Africa, 1876-1912

Thomas Pakenham · 1990

Both explore african history

66% genome match

The Destruction of black civilisation

Chancellor Williams · 1971

Both explore african history

48% genome match

1493

Charles C. Mann · 2011

Both explore cultural exchange

64% genome match

Hitler's willing executioners

Daniel Jonah Goldhagen · 1996

Both explore historical revisionism

65% genome match

Trickster travels

Natalie Zemon Davis · 2006

Both explore cultural exchange

67% genome match

Race and Reunion

David W. Blight · 2001

Both explore historical revisionism

65% genome match

The Dawn of Everything

David Graeber · 2021

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match