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Rise of the Black Pharaohs

Learn about the African Kushites who overthrew the ancient Egyptians and ruled for nearly 100 years. Wednesay at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

black_pharaohs_statues_spot Nubian Pharaohs pictured are reassembled statues of Pharaoh Taharqa (largest) and Pharaoh Aspelta (smallest
Around 800 BC, Kush, a little-known subject state of Egypt, rose up and conquered Egypt, enthroned its own Pharaohs and ruled for nearly 100 years. This unlikely chapter of history has been buried by the Egyptians and was belittled by early archaeologists, who refused to believe that dark-skinned Africans could have risen so high. Now, in the heart of Sudan, archeologists are finding indisputable evidence of an advanced African society with powerful armies, vast reach and spiritually-driven imperial aspirations to rival the Egyptians’.

Rise of the Black Pharaohs, Wednesay at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

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