Africa and the African American imagination.

Clegg discusses the role of Africa in the African American imagination and the nature of African Americans' diasporic consciousness. The author surveys the history of Africa in African American thought from the 18th century, highlighting the perspectives of slaves such as Phillis Wheatley, who were...

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Main Author: Clegg, Claude A., III (Claude Andrew)
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning, 2006.
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