Author: Dante Fortson

"And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God." - John 8:45-47

1910: Elamites Describes As Having Negroid Features

August 8, 2018December 20, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

More Info “The Elamites of Mesopotamia appear to have been a negroid people with kinky hair, and to have transmitted this racial type to the Jews and Syrians.1 There is a curliness of the hair, together with a negro eye and full lips, in the portraiture of Assyria which conveys the idea of an evident…

Hidden History

1795 AD – 1797 AD: Negroes In Possession of Pentateuch Written In Arabic

August 8, 2018October 21, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Google Books Author: James Rennell Mungo Park Publication Date: 1799 AD Dates Referenced: 1795 AD, 1796 AD, and 1797 AD Title: Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed Under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797 Pages: 314 – 316 More Info “Exclusive of the…

*The Omnidex*, Hidden History

1710 AD: Map of The Kingdom of Juda In Africa

August 4, 2018August 31, 2025 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Princeton University Creator: Herman Moll Date: 1710 AD Title: To the Right Honourable Charles, Earl of Peterborow and Monmouth, &c This Map of Africa . . . Is Most Humbly Dedicated. More Info The map shows the names Whiddah and Fida, which are alternate spellings for Whydah and Juda. Just above the kingdom of…

*The Omnidex*, Forgotten Migrations, The Shemites

880 AD: Eldad The Danite and The Lost Tribes In Africa

August 4, 2018October 27, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

More Info “While it was regarded as merely a myth for many years − appearing in several written and oral versions − something striking occurred in the year 880 C.E. that left an imprint on Jewish consciousness for centuries to come. One day, a small, very dark-skinned Jew named Eldad showed up in the Jewish…

*The Omnidex*, Hidden History, The Shemites

1926 AD: The Kumbaya Controversy: Did Black Slaves Sing Songs In Hebrew?

July 23, 2018October 21, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Many of us have heard and even sang Kumbaya at some point in our lives, but most people are not aware of the origin of the song or the meaning of the words. The earliest known recording of the song was in 1926, but some believe it is of a much older and of West…

*The Omnidex*, Hidden History

69 AD – 96 AD: Hebrews Looked Like Ethiopians and Egyptians According To Tacitus

July 23, 2018October 26, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Perseus Digital Library Author: Tacitus Date: 69 AD – 96 AD Title: Histories 5.2-5 “A few authorities hold that in the reign of Isis the surplus population of Egypt was evacuated to neighboring lands under the leadership of Hierosolymus and Judas. Many assure us that the Jews are descended from those Ethiopians who were…

*The Omnidex*, Hidden History, The Shemites

1700s AD: Depiction of A Black Christ With Black Disciples

July 8, 2018November 17, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

This image is often presented as the earliest known depiction of Christ, but with the help of the Cairo Museum, the rumors as to the date have been clarified. It was created by an unknown artist and dates to the 1700s AD.

Artist: Unknown Date: 1700s AD

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Are There Black People Mentioned In The Bible - Jesus — 1700s AD Depiction of Jesus

*The Omnidex*, Images of Israel, The Shemites

1747 AD: Map of The Kingdom of Juda In Africa

July 8, 2018October 20, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Source: Library of Congress Creator: Emanuel Bowen Date: 1747 AD Title: A new & accurate map of Negroland and the adjacent countries : also upper Guinea, showing the principle European settlements & distinguishing wch. belong to England, Denmark, Holland & c : the sea of the rivers being drawn from surveys & the best modern…

*The Omnidex*, Forgotten Migrations, The Shemites

1723 AD: Crowning of The King of Juda / Whydah

July 8, 2018November 17, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

More Info Juida is an alternate spelling of Juda, Whydah, Wida, Fida, and various other spellings of the same word.

*The Omnidex*, Images of Israel

Hagar: Abraham’s Egyptian Wife and The Mother of Ishmael

April 6, 2018October 19, 2023 Dante Fortson No Comments

Name: Hagar Place of Origin: Egypt Child’s Father: Abraham Son: Ishmael Grandson: Kedar Hagar was Abraham’s Egyptian concubine that overcame her status as a servant to become the mother to of the largest nations to ever exist. When Sarah did not get pregnant, as fast as she thought she should, after receiving a promise from…

Biblical People, The Hamites, Women In Scripture