African & American
West Africans in Post-Civil Rights America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Marilyn Halter, Violet Showers Johnson | ISBN: | 9780814770481 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press | Publication: | August 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marilyn Halter, Violet Showers Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9780814770481 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press |
| Publication: | August 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Language: | English |
African & American tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years. Interrogating the complex role of post-colonialism in the recent history of black America, Marilyn Halter and Violet Showers Johnson highlight the intricate patterns of emigrant work and family adaptation, the evolving global ties with Africa and Europe, and the translocal connections among the West African enclaves in the United States.
African & American tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years. Interrogating the complex role of post-colonialism in the recent history of black America, Marilyn Halter and Violet Showers Johnson highlight the intricate patterns of emigrant work and family adaptation, the evolving global ties with Africa and Europe, and the translocal connections among the West African enclaves in the United States.
