Travels In Western Africa In The Years 1818 19 20 And 21 From The River Gambia Through Woolli Bondoo Galam Kasson Kaarta And Foolidoo To The River Niger

Author : Helen A. Regis
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820328316
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Caribbean and Southern written by Helen A. Regis and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging across the colonial and postcolonial eras of the American South and the Caribbean, the six essays in this volume take a fresh look at the regions' transnational linkages. With their focus on border zones, hybridity, and creolization, the essays challenge our notions about the cultural and economic trajectories of the African diaspora in this part of the world. For instance, was the movement of slaves seeking freedom in the United States always south to north? Or was the movement of slaves in bondage always westward, from Africa to the Caribbean or the Americas? One consequence of the work presented in this volume is an expansion of the physical borders of the Caribbean-southern sphere to include, for example, the Chesapeake Bay area. Lesser-known populations, such as the Black Seminoles, also gain heightened visibility. Runaway slaves who first allied themselves with Florida Indians, the Black Seminoles later migrated to the Bahamas. Other topics covered include foodways, environmental justice and Caribbean tourism, and religious or celebratory traditions of Vodou, Jonkonnu, and Rocks.