The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Yosef ben-Jochannan

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Yosef ben-Jochannan

11/5/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.128

Africana studies professor Yosef ben-Jochannan (1918 - 2015 ) served as an adjunct professor at Cornell University. He wrote over forty-nine books and papers, including 'Black Man of the Nile and His Family,' and, 'Africa: Mother of Western Civilizations.' Ben-Jochannan was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/5/2006, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 58m 13s

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Ben-Jochannan, Yosef

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Africana studies professor Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan was born on December 31, 1918 in Ethiopia to a Puerto Rican woman, Julia Matta and an Ethiopian man, Kriston ben-Jochannan. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to St. Croix, part of the United States Virgin Islands, where he grew up as an only child. ben-Jochannan attended the Christian Stead School in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. After graduation from high school in 1936, ben-Jochannan attended the University of Puerto Rico wher...