When the pandemic struck in March 2020, 21-year-old college student Charles Taylor decided to use some of his lockdown time to delve into the role prominent Blacks played in ancient European history and to create a one-of-a-kind web project to display his findings.

“I wanted to create a site that explores unconventional Black history, history that anyone will find interesting, history that has been overlooked or just not thought of ordinarily,” Taylor said in a press release. “The site is for everyone, but I am hoping Blacks, in particular, will read what’s there. It will give any reader a broader sense of our history and culture.”

Taylor, who is African American, wrote and designed the site after doing his own research. He was able to amass a large personal library and has now become an independent historian on the subject matter.

Source: Solano student completes web project on Blacks and ancient European history