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American Africans in Ghana

American Africans in Ghana Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era - The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book describes the U.S. civil rights movement and the decolonization of AfricaWhen the West African nation of Ghana gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1957, people of African descent the world over celebrated the new nation as a beacon for their aspirations for freedom and self-determination. Over the next decade, hundreds of African Americans - including Martin Luther King Jr., George Padmore, W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, Pauli Murray, C. L. R. James, and Muhammad Ali - visited or settled in Ghana. Kevin K. Gaines explains what attracted these expatriates to Ghana and how their new community was shaped by the convergence of the Cold War, the rise of the U.S. civil rights movement, and the decolonization of Africa.

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The University of North Carolina Press

Book information

ISBN: 9780807858936
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 507g
Height: 234mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 22mm