About this title: This study establishes tangible links between the African American community and its African origins, tracing the process by which African populations exchanged their distinct ethnic identities for one defined primarily by the conception of race.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-13:9780807846940ISBN:0807846945
Description: Good. 0807846945 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA PR
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780807846940ISBN:0807846945
Description: New. Recovers the diverse ethnic roots of Africans brought into slavery in the American South by identifying concrete links between African populations and their North American progeny. read more
Binding: Large format paperback.
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780807846940ISBN:0807846945
Description: 370pp. Slight marker highlights in text, else very good. ISBN 0807846945. read more
"This book outlines the history of Africans in America to the year 1830. In this text, he includes descriptions of the ethnicities and cultures of origin of many of the Africans that were taken captive and shipped to North America for the purposes of slavery. From his description of their respective customs, we receive a more complete picture of the Africanization of elements of life in this continent-including both religious rituals and European languages-all of which ultimately contribute to the transformation of these disparate ethnicities into the African American race. Early in the text, Gomez states that one of his goals of the book is to "examine the means by which Africans and their descendents attempted to fashion a collective identity" (p. 4). He accomplishes this goal through his delineation of the aforementioned cultural practices that aided in the African people's transformation to this identity, all of which entailed their religion, language, and their country marks. Overall, a very interesting book. I think the traditional historical perspective of African American slaves neglects to remember they were from different tribes and ethnicities throughout Africa."
"What I respect about this book is that it's comprehensive. Instead of taking the easy way out (Black slaves came from Africa... duh), he goes for specifics. Why do Black churches function the way they do? Where did this religious practice, superstition, belief, old wives' tale, etc. come from? That big mass called Africa? Well yes.. but that's like saying the Carolina Panthers represent America. Gomez is much more specific pointing to specific cultures, regions, countries, civilizations. I learned a lot."
"one of the earliest works of scholarship that forced historians to examine the Africans who first came to the United States and to rethink their understanding of them. It's challenging for newbies (that's right i said newbies!) but stick with it, you'll learn a lot. gomez is a brillant brother."
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