Let us introduce you to prominent Africans and African Americans you probably know nothing about!!

Name: Pharaoh Khafre

Place: Egypt, Africa

Time: ~2578 - 2532 B.C.

Pharaoh Khafre was the son of the Great Pyramid Builder, Pharaoh Khufu. Like his father, Khafre ruled over a prosperous kingdom that had the leisure to erect massive structures in honor of their legendary ruler. Pharaoh Khafre provided the human and financial resources to build the Second Pyramid at Giza. Pharaoh Khafre also had the visionary genius to instruct his followers to erect the legendary Great Sphinx in his honor and more importantly in his image. 

Name: Sheikh el-Beled - Ka-aper

Place: Egypt, Africa

Time: ~2500 - 2400 B.C.

The African workers who found this statue named it Sheikh el-Beled (Chief of the Village) due to its resemblance of their current chief. The man depicted by the statue is Ka-aper. Ka-aper was a chief priest and/or high ranking government official during the Vth Dynasty of Egypt. His statue was created with the finest detail including his distinguished eyes made of rock crystal and quartz and his low haircut.

Name: King Mentuhotep

Place: Egypt, Africa

Time: ~2080 - 2010 B.C.

King Metuhotep was a proud African who ruled during the XIth Dynasty of the Egyptian Empire. He was known as the 'Uniter of Two Lands' as he orchestrated the re-unification of Egypt and Nubia. King Mentuhotep's reign as King lasted for fifty years. 

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