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Pre-Columbian African presence in the Americas

The claim that people of African descent were present in the Americas before the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with proponents pointing to cultural analogies and artifacts, while mainstream scholarship treats most such claims as speculative or poorly supported.

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Black tribes were in America long before recent slaves

Claims that people of African descent — often phrased as “Black tribes” or pre‑Columbian African visitors — were present in the Americas long before the trans‑Atlantic slave trade are a long‑running a...