In the humanities, the term 'diaspora' recently emerged as a promising and powerful heuristic concept. It challenged traditional ways of thinking and invited re

Patrick Manning follows the multiple routes that brought Africans and people of African descent into contact with one another and with Europe, Asia, and the Ame

* How black people established their identities in the African diaspora.

This book uncovers the reality that new African immigrants now represent a significant force in the configuration of American polity and identity especially in