"The African presence in ancient America"--Jacket subtitle.

The secret route from Guinea -- The visible witness -- The Mariner Prince of Mali -- Africans across the sea -- Among the Quetzalcoatls -- Mandingo traders in medieval Mexico -- Black Africa and Egypt -- Black kings of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty -- African-Egyptian presences in ancient America -- Plants and transplants -- Smoking, tobacco and pipes in Africa and America -- The mystery of Mu-lan-pi.