Full Description
Adeleke (history and African American studies, U. of Montana) presents eight essays that challenge the monolithic view of the historical experiences and cultural identities of Africans and the Black Diaspora. Historical essays examine the impact of African ways on blacks and whites in the early American experience, the emergence of the Back-to-Afr
Contents
Preface (C. Alvin Hughes); Introduction (Tunde Adeleke); 1. Africa in the Early America Experience: The 17th and 18th Centuries (Abel Bartley); 2. The Black Press and Africa in the 19th Century Black American Struggle for Equality (Johnson Adefila); 3. The Fragile and Utilitarian Nature of Afrocentric Consciousness and Identity: A Historical Validation (Tunde Adeleke); 4. New Light on Africa: Afrocentricity vs. Inferiority Myths (Randolph Meade Walker); 5. Africa, African-Americans and Eurocentric Diffusion (Charles Jackson); 6. The Utility of Africa in the Black American Struggle: A Paradigmatic Analysis (Tunde Adeleke); 7. Rebuilding Continental-Diaspora African Relations: An Examination of Path-Breaking Trends in Governmental, Pan-African and Educational Linkages (Victor Okafor); 8. Losing Ground: Historically Black Colleges/Universities & International Education (Violett Baffour)
