Africans in the Americas : a history of the Black diaspora
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Africans in the Americas : a history of the Black diaspora
St. Martin's Press, c1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-338) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text provides a comparative history of African Americans, from the arrival of the first Africans in the Western Hemisphere to present. By offering a complete view of African-American history and by considering the contributions of blacks to the development of all of the Americas, the book aims to place the African diaspora in the larger context of world history.
Table of Contents
Preface - PART 1 AFRICA, EUROPE, AND THE AMERICAS - Africa to 1500 - Africa and Europe Before 1700 - Early African Experiences in the Americas - PART 2 THE SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVERY IN THE AMERICAS - Africans in the Caribbean - Africans in Brazil - Africans in Mainland Spanish America - Africans in the Thirteen British Colonies - PART 3 ENDING THE SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVERY - Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade - Emancipation in the Caribbean and Spanish America - Emancipation in the United States - Emancipation in Brazil - PART 4 AFRICANS IN THE AMERICAS SINCE SLAVERY - African Americans in Post-emancipation Economies - Race and Politics in the United States - Race and Politics in Latin America - The Americas' Continuing Ties with Africa - Afterword - Glossary - Bibliographic Essay - Index - About the Authors
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