Culture | Africa
Kingdoms of West Africa
Books - - -
- Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku. 2006. Themes in West Africa's History. Athens: Ohio University.
- Conrad, David C. 2010. Empires of Medieval West Africa : Ghana, Mali, and Songhay /David C. Conrad. New York: Chelsea House.
- De Graft-Johnson, John Coleman. 1986. African Glory: The Story of Vanished Negro Civilizations. Baltimore, MD: Black Classic Press.
- Knudsen, Christiana Oware. 2016. Ancient West African Women: Toppled Cornerstones. Pneuma Springs Publishing.
- McKenna, Amy. 2011. The History of Western Africa. New York, N.Y.: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services.
- Newitt, M. D. D. 2010. The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 a Documentary History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Owusu-Ansah, David. 2014. Historical Dictionary of Ghana. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Reece, Katherine E. 2006. West African kingdoms: Empires of Gold and Trade. Vero Beach, Fla: Rourke Pub.
- Smith, Robert Sydney. 1988. Kingdoms of the Yoruba. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press.
Videos - - -
- Dr. John Henrik Clarke | Africa: Empires of Ghana & Mali
- DOCUMENTARY: The 300 year old Ashanti Kingdom
- Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire
- The Oral History of the Mali Empire
- West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali & Songhai
Websites - - -
- African Empires - YouTube Video [Min: 34:54]
- The History of West Africa
- The Kingdom of Benin – Khan Academy
- Quintana, Maria L., "Ashanti Empire/ Asante Kingdom (18th to late 19th century)," Blackpast.org.
- Tesfu, Julianna, “Ghana (ca. 750-1076),” Blackpast.org.
- Tesfu, Julianna, "Mali Empire (ca. 1200- )," Blackpast.org.