Secondly, while destroying this myth of the African past, African historians have also the responsibility of undertaking the scientific investigation… - Bolanle Awe

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Secondly, while destroying this myth of the African past, African historians have also the responsibility of undertaking the scientific investigation of human development in Africa; the reconstruction of the African past with the attendant problems of writing the history of non-literate peoples posed for them a particular challenge. For this purpose, many African states, on becoming independent, established Institutes and Centres of African Studies which adopted a multidisciplinary approach to the study of African history and culture.

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About Bolanle Awe

(born 28 January 1933) is a Professor of history and of Yoruba studies based in Nigeria. She was then appointed Pro-Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has been called an “intellectual hero” of Nigerian nationality.

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Alternative Names: Mama Awe
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The primacy of development is that humans can retain their intellectual properties and coordinate their activities as long as they exist in their world. This means that it is a fact that humans exist and that their history also would survive with them.

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