Africans in the Americas : A History of the Black Diaspora

by Conniff, Michael L.; Davis, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780312042547
• ISBN10: 031204254X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Bedford/st Martins

Summary

Discusses Africa and the Americas, slavery, emancipation, and free African Americans in North and South America and the Caribbean

Table of Contents

Preface
Africa to 1500	p. 7
Africa and Europe before 1700	p. 31
Early African Experiences in the Americas	p. 46
Africans in the Caribbean	p. 71
Africans in Brazil	p. 89
Africans in Mainland Spanish America	p. 107
Africans in the Thirteen British Colonies	p. 122
Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade	p. 161
Emancipation in the Caribbean and Spanish America	p. 175
Emancipation in the United States	p. 189
Emancipation in Brazil	p. 204
African Americans in Postemancipation Economies	p. 225
Race and Politics in the United States	p. 249
Race and Politics in Latin America	p. 269
The Americas' Continuing Ties with Africa	p. 292
Afterword	p. 305
Glossary	p. 317
Bibliographic Essay	p. 322
Index	p. 339
About the Authors	p. 354
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