An introduction to the complex relationship between African Americans and the African continent
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 book provides an introduction to the relationship between African Americans and Africa from the era of slavery to the present, mapping several overlapping diasporas. The diversity of African American identities through relationships with region, ethnicity, slavery, and immigration are all examined to investigate questions fundamental to the study of African American history and culture.
Author(s): Nemata Amelia Ibitayo Blyden
Publisher: Yale University Press
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 280
City: New Haven
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “I’m not African. I’m American.”
1. “What is Africa to me?”
2. “I tried to keep their voices in my head”
3. “We, the African Members, form ourselves into a Society”
4. “It is the will of GOD for you to come into the possessions of your ancestors”
5. “Africa is their country. They should claim it.”
6. “My Africa, Motherland of the Negro peoples!”
7. “I wanted to see this Africa”
Epilogue: “We have this special bond. We share a common loss.”
Notes
Bibliography
Index
