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- The African Diaspora in the United States and Canada at the Dawn of the 21st Century
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: Global Academic Publishing
summary
Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America. Drawing on the work of social scientists from geographic, historical, sociological, and political science perspectives, this volume offers new perspectives on the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada. It has been approximately four centuries since the first Africans set foot in North America, and although it is impossible for any text to capture the complete Black experience on the continent, the persistent legacy of Black inequality and the winds of dramatic change are inseparable parts of the current African Diaspora experience. In addition to comparing and contrasting the experiences and geographic patterns of the African Diaspora in the United States and Canada, the book also explores important distinctions between the experiences of African Americans and those of more recent African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- p. v
- Section 1: An Introduction
- Section 2: Perspectives on the African Diaspora in Canada
- Section 3: Perspectives on the U.S. African Diaspora
- Theme 1: Persistence of Inequalities
- Chapter 8: Austin: A City Divided
- pp. 109-122
- Theme 2: Perspectives on Recent Black Immigrants
- Chapter 16: Somalis in Maine
- pp. 257-270
- Section 4: Summary and Conclusions
- Works Cited
- pp. 339-369
- About the Authors
- pp. 371-373
Additional Information
ISBN
9781438436852
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
794698966
Pages
383
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No