3064

Updated: July 7, 2025

The middle empire arose 3064 B.C. and lasted nearly twenty-four centuries. Under Pharaohs whose Negro descent is plainly evident, like Amenemhat I and III and Usertesen I, the ancient glories of Egypt were restored and surpassed. He drove them back and attempted to confine them to the edge of the Nubian Desert above the Second Cataract.

W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois - The Negro