During the late 1990’s he as openly criticized by academics and researchers who disagreed with his information. Van Sertima’s popularity grew so did his critics. Van Sertima testified before a United States Congressional committee opposing Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of America. In 1999 he published his essay for the volume African Renaissance covering the scientific contributions of Africa. Van Sertima published his article “The Lost Sciences of Africa: An Overview” in 1983 which discussed early evidence of high culture and civilization in ancient Africa. In 1979 he founded the Journal of African Civilizations which he managed to maintain for at least a decade. He also became an associate professor of African Studies. In 1977 he earned his master’s degree from Rutgers University. This book gives information about the African origins of ancient American culture. Van Sertima published his book They Came Before Columbus in 1976. While completing his graduate studies Dr. Van Sertima immigrated to the United States in 1970 and enrolled into the University of Rutgers to complete his graduate studies. He also completed and published a dictionary of Swahili legal terms in 1967. Van Sertima would later become a Broadcast Journalist in London during the 1960’s, broadcasting to Africa and the Caribbean. He also worked as a Press and Broadcasting Officer with the Guyana Information Services. Van Sertima would earn an undergraduate degree with honors in African Languages and Literature from the University of London.īetween 1957and 1959 he learned to speak Swahili and Hungarian. Those writing skills would help him as he studied creative writing in college. Van Sertima developed a love for writing by writing poetry. After completing his primary and secondary education he began attending the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London in 1959. He spent his early educational years learning at schools in Guyana. At the time of his birth Guyana was a British colony this made him a citizen of Britain which he maintained throughout his life. Ivan Van Sertima was born Januin Karina Village, Guyana, South America.
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