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African Diaspora In the New World-
Title: African Diaspora In the New World-
Category: History
Details: Words: 1660 | Pages: 7.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
African Diaspora In the New World-
African Diaspora In the New World-
The study of cultures in the African Diaspora is relatively
young. Slavery and the trans-Atlantic slave trade brought numerous
Africans, under forced and brutal conditions, to the New World. Of
particular interest to many recent historians and Africanists is the
extent to which Africans were able to transfer, retain, modify or
transform their cultures under the conditions of their new
environments. Three main schools of thought have emerged in …showed first 75 words of 1660 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1660 total…and the Anthropological background
provided by Thornton on cultural transformation and change persuasive
in suggesting the formation of Afro- American rather than
"Afro-centric" communities. This approach to the slavery and the slave
era is relatively young and will have to be developed. A conclusion
that is clear after studying works of Peter Wood, Gwendolyn Hall and
Richard Price, is that the early arguments suggesting no connection of
African heritage to the Americas are entirely invalid.
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