Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South
- ISBN-10
- 0807846945
- ISBN-13
- 9780807846940
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 370
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Michael Angelo Gomez
Description
The transatlantic slave trade brought individuals from diverse African regions and cultures to a common destiny in the American South. In this comprehensive study, Michael Gomez establishes tangible links between the African American community and its Afr
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