Dr. Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan (December 31, 1918 – March 19, 2015), born in
Gondar, Ethiopia.
1950: In 1950, Ben-Jochannan began teaching Egyptology at Malcolm King College, and
subsequently at City College in New York City.
1993: In February 1993, Wellesley College European classics professor Mary Lefkowitz
publicly confronted Ben-Jochannan about his teachings.
2002: In 2002, Ben-Jochannan donated his personal library of more than 35,000 volumes,
manuscripts and ancient scrolls to the Nation of Islam.
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