One of the world's best kept secrets:
The true identity of the Africans brought to America in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
"Who Is Ra El?" could be called the root of "Roots", because where as Mr. Haley's best selling novel was the story of one man's search for his family's roots in Africa, "Who Is Ra El?" is the search for the roots of a people, the descendants of the Africans brought to the Americas in the Atlantic Slave Trade. "Roots" begins in West Africa during the Slave Trade (late 1700's) and travels into the present (20th Century). "Who Is Ra El?" travels 5000 years into the past and chronicles the history of the ancestors of those African peoples.
"Who Is Ra El?" is a history book that reads somewhat like a detective novel, uncovering little known facts about the African peoples as it travels through its 5000 year journey into the present. Hidden within the story is the book's objective, to return a precious gift to a people who had been stripped of everything- the gift of the knowledge of who they are, their identity. This book walks in places not previously covered in a single text of Black history.
It contains biblical prophecies, (some already fulfilled and some that have yet to be fulfilled), concerning the descendants of those enslaved Africans. Maps, charts, pictures and historical documents, accompany the text to paint a vivid picture of this fascinating 5000 year journey. This is an empowering book~ Western history books were written from the standpoint that the African peoples made no significant contributions to civilization. "Who Is Ra El?" makes it crystal clear that they have made a most significant contribution!
TESTIMONIALS
"Who Is Ra El? is potentially one of the most profound books of the 20th century!"
John Wright, Asst. Director of the McKissick Museum in Columbia, S.C.
"Who Is Ra El? is one of the most significant books of our time. I couldn't put it down. I read it in one day and then sent it to my mother in Kansas.
Stephanie Coleman, Manager of Heritage House in Charlotte, N.C.
"It took me awhile to finish the book because it inspires me to write. Not many books have that effect on me."
Barbara Franklin of Augusta, GA., author of Spritual Cultivation of an Afro-Centric Soul.
"Who Is Ra El?" is a very complete book. I intend to use it with my older students."
Elder Theodore Myers, Founder/Dir. of Central Carolina Christian Academy in Columbia, S.C.
"Letters to the Publisher concerning "Who Is Ra El?":
"Attention: Mr. Wayne O'Bryant
I have just completed Who Is Ra El? and found it to be both revelatory and inspiring. Many of the questions I had as a youth reared in the Christian church involved my need to identify with the group of people on which the bible seemed to focus on. Of course the sophisticated theologians of my youth offered that God had now considered all of humanity as His chosen, but that did not offer me the satisfaction of an authentic relationship with the God of Israel. The information in the book proved to be a confirmation of some of the intuitive knowledge that had begun to develop about my ancestral heritage... This book is groundbreaking and is rich and full of the wisdom of the ancestors... pure "spiritual genius". I await eagerly your further endeavors and pray that the way for them be made clear.
"Darrin A. Brown ofColumbia, S.C.
This letter was addressed to the author's mother:
Dear Marlene,
Thank you very much for the fine book, Who Is Ra El?, by your son. What a scholar he is! The depth of his research is amazing. Has he ever visited Africa and the Middle East? Surely he must have examined documents in the libraries of Egypt to have such an intimate and comprehensive knowledge of the dynasties of Egypt and the entire East African regions. As I read his book, I was in a state of constant astonishment that this young man was such an excellent Biblical scholar. There is so much information in his book that it should be on the shelves of every college and university library in the country. I do appreciate your sharing this wonderful text with me. I hope someday to have the pleasure of meeting Wayne O'Bryant, such an erudite and outstanding scholar. That will be an honor.
"Cuesta Benberry of St. Louis, MO., Researcher and Author.
"Who Is Ra El? is potentially one of the most profound books of the 20th century!"
John Wright, Asst. Director of the McKissick Museum in Columbia, S.C.
"Who Is Ra El? is one of the most significant books of our time. I couldn't put it down. I read it in one day and then sent it to my mother in Kansas.
Stephanie Coleman, Manager of Heritage House in Charlotte, N.C.
"It took me awhile to finish the book because it inspires me to write. Not many books have that effect on me."
Barbara Franklin of Augusta, GA., author of Spritual Cultivation of an Afro-Centric Soul.
"Who Is Ra El?" is a very complete book. I intend to use it with my older students."
Elder Theodore Myers, Founder/Dir. of Central Carolina Christian Academy in Columbia, S.C.
"Letters to the Publisher concerning "Who Is Ra El?":
"Attention: Mr. Wayne O'Bryant
I have just completed Who Is Ra El? and found it to be both revelatory and inspiring. Many of the questions I had as a youth reared in the Christian church involved my need to identify with the group of people on which the bible seemed to focus on. Of course the sophisticated theologians of my youth offered that God had now considered all of humanity as His chosen, but that did not offer me the satisfaction of an authentic relationship with the God of Israel. The information in the book proved to be a confirmation of some of the intuitive knowledge that had begun to develop about my ancestral heritage... This book is groundbreaking and is rich and full of the wisdom of the ancestors... pure "spiritual genius". I await eagerly your further endeavors and pray that the way for them be made clear.
"Darrin A. Brown ofColumbia, S.C.
This letter was addressed to the author's mother:
Dear Marlene,
Thank you very much for the fine book, Who Is Ra El?, by your son. What a scholar he is! The depth of his research is amazing. Has he ever visited Africa and the Middle East? Surely he must have examined documents in the libraries of Egypt to have such an intimate and comprehensive knowledge of the dynasties of Egypt and the entire East African regions. As I read his book, I was in a state of constant astonishment that this young man was such an excellent Biblical scholar. There is so much information in his book that it should be on the shelves of every college and university library in the country. I do appreciate your sharing this wonderful text with me. I hope someday to have the pleasure of meeting Wayne O'Bryant, such an erudite and outstanding scholar. That will be an honor.
"Cuesta Benberry of St. Louis, MO., Researcher and Author.