The development of Afrocentricity: a historical survey

Abstract

The origin of the Afrocentric philosophy cannot be established with certainty.The most influential book advocating it was published in 1954.Marcus Garvey was one of the most influential propagators of the ideology.Afrocentricity as an idea and a philosophy gained momentum during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of America.It was in the Temple University School of Scholars, frequently referred to as the Temple Circle, where the philosophy was institutionalised.The abstract noun "Afrocentricity" dates to the 1970s and was popularised by Asante during the 1980s, when he developed epistemological and methodological foundations for an Afrocentric curriculum based on an African perspective but aiming at global understanding. 1 Yesterday&Today, No.