ISBN:
0300244916
,
9780300244915
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 266 pages)
,
illustrations, map
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Blyden, Nemata Amelia, 1964- African Americans and Africa
DDC:
305.896073
Keywords:
African Americans Race identity
;
African Americans Relations with Africans
;
African diaspora
;
HISTORY ; Africa ; General
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies
;
African Americans ; Race identity
;
African Americans ; Relations with Africans
;
African diaspora
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"What is Africa to me?" -- "I tried to keep their voices in my head" -- "We, the African Members, form ourselves into a Society" -- "It is the will of GOD for you to come into the possessions of your ancestors" -- "Africa is their country. They should claim it" -- "My Africa, Motherland of the Negro peoples!" -- I wanted to see this Africa."
Abstract:
What is an "African American" and how does this identity relate to the African continent? Rising immigration levels, globalization, and the United States' first African American president have all sparked new dialogue around the question. This work provides an introduction to the relationship between African Americans and Africa from the era of slavery to the present, mapping several overlapping diasporas. It examines the diversity of African American identities through relationships with region, ethnicity, slavery, and immigration to investigate questions fundamental to the study of African American history and culture but often overlooked
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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