Why Blacks Left America for Africa

Interviews with Black Repatriates, 1971-1999

By:

Robert Johnson

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Why do Black Americans go to Africa? How do they react to their ancestral motherland? Why do some return to the States and others remain? Obviously each has an individual story, but in these in-depth interviews, Professor Robert Johnson gives voice to many of their reasons and responses. The interviews speak to the essential question of Black Americans and their links—emotional, spiritual, and even physical—to Africa, or the lack thereof. After an introductory survey of efforts from the 18th century onward to relocate back to Africa, Johnson presents the interviews conducted from the early 1970s and onward. The voices are both male and female, and the reactions cover a range of responses, all of which makes this compelling reading for students and researchers of cultural diversity, Black studies, American studies, ethnic studies, and African studies.

Author Biography:

ROBERT JOHNSON, JR. is a published playwright, attorney, and professor of Africana Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He is the author of numerous plays, has published widely in journals, and is the author of Race, Law and Public Policy.

Release date Australia

September 30th, 1999

Author

Robert Johnson

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

184

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780275965952

Product ID

7017200

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