Africans in the Americas: a history of the black diaspora

By offering a complete view of African-American history and by considering the roles of Africans and their descendants in the development of all the Americas, the book is able to place the black diaspora in the larger context of world history

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Beteiligte Personen: Conniff, Michael L. 1942- (VerfasserIn), Davis, Thomas J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York St. Martin's Press 1994
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Zusammenfassung:By offering a complete view of African-American history and by considering the roles of Africans and their descendants in the development of all the Americas, the book is able to place the black diaspora in the larger context of world history
The book begins with a chapter on African antiquity and early contacts with Europe. It continues with a comparative history of the slave trade and emancipation. Other topics include the role of free blacks throughout African-American history, women and gender relations, and African-American relations with Europeans and Native American populations
Abstract:Africans in the Americas provides a comparative history of African Americans, from the arrival of the first Africans in the Western Hemisphere to the present. Within a chronological organization, the book has topical chapters that compare the political, economic, social, and cultural contributions of African Americans to life in the U.S., the Caribbean, Brazil, and Spanish America
Umfang:XI, 356 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:031204254X
0312102755