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Introduction |
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Part I Intellectual Foundations of the Black Experience |
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African Studies and the State of the Art |
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5 | (28) |
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Definition and Historical Evolution of African Studies |
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6 | (3) |
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The Disciplines and the ``State of the Art'' in African Studies |
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The African Studies Association |
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22 | (6) |
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28 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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African American Studies and the State of the Art |
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33 | (22) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (7) |
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Epistemology, Afrocentricity, and Ideology |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (4) |
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48 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (5) |
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Part II Peoples of African Descent and Their Place in History |
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Africa and the Genesis of Humankind |
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55 | (16) |
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55 | (1) |
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Physical Environment and Human Development |
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56 | (3) |
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The Evolution of Cultures and Civilizations |
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59 | (1) |
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The Shift to Food Production |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (7) |
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68 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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Legitimate Trade, Diplomacy, and the Slave Trade |
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71 | (20) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (3) |
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African Internal ``Slavery'' |
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74 | (2) |
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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (2) |
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The Middle Passage and Final Settlement |
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81 | (2) |
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The Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade in Africa |
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83 | (2) |
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Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on Africa |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Diaspora Africans and Slavery |
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91 | (18) |
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91 | (1) |
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The New World Slave System |
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92 | (1) |
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Slavery in the United States |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (4) |
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Antislavery and Emancipation |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (3) |
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European Exploration and Conquest of Africa |
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109 | (14) |
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109 | (1) |
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The Scramble for Africa and African Response |
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110 | (6) |
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Colonial Policies in Africa |
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116 | (2) |
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Impact of Colonial Rule in Africa |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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Civil War to Civil Rights: The Quest for Freedom and Equality |
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123 | (28) |
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123 | (1) |
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Reconstruction: Education, Leadership, and the ``Negro'' Movement |
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124 | (16) |
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Direct Social Action and its Aftermath |
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140 | (6) |
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146 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (3) |
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The Caribbean: From Emancipation to Independence |
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151 | (12) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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Independence and Social Structure |
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155 | (3) |
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Political Economy and Economic Strains |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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Africa's Road to Independence (1945--1960) |
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163 | (10) |
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163 | (1) |
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Background to Decolonization |
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164 | (1) |
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Post-World War II Developments |
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165 | (5) |
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Political Independence and Challenges |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (16) |
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173 | (1) |
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Origins and Early Emigration Efforts |
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173 | (3) |
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Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Developments |
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176 | (4) |
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180 | (5) |
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185 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (4) |
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Part III The Present and the Future of the Black World |
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The Contemporary African World |
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189 | (18) |
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189 | (1) |
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Nation-Building and Economic Development |
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189 | (6) |
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195 | (6) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (2) |
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Contemporary Diaspora and the Future |
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207 | (18) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (5) |
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213 | (3) |
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Afro-Latinos and Afro-Europeans |
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216 | (6) |
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222 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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Continental Africans and Africans in America: The Progression of a Relationship |
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225 | (28) |
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225 | (1) |
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Naming the Race in Diaspora |
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226 | (2) |
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Pre- and Post-Garvey Emigration Schemes |
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228 | (8) |
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Africa and African American Institutions and Scholars |
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236 | (8) |
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Tensions in African and African American Relations |
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244 | (3) |
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247 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (5) |
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Part IV Contributions of the Black World |
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Music in Africa and the Caribbean |
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253 | (32) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (5) |
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The Music of the Caribbean |
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259 | (23) |
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282 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (22) |
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285 | (1) |
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African Retentions in Blues and Jazz |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (6) |
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292 | (2) |
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Blues: Country, Classic, Early Urban, Urban |
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294 | (4) |
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298 | (4) |
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302 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (3) |
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The Art of Africa and the Diaspora |
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307 | (18) |
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307 | (1) |
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Toward an Approach to Understanding African Art |
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308 | (2) |
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The Study of Traditional African Art |
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310 | (3) |
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Contemporary Art in Africa |
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313 | (2) |
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Africanisms and Pioneers in African American Art |
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315 | (5) |
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Some Aspects of Caribbean Art |
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320 | (2) |
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322 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (3) |
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Literature in Africa and the Caribbean |
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325 | (14) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Traditional Oral and Written Literature in Africa |
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327 | (5) |
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Literary Trends in the English-Speaking Caribbean |
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332 | (3) |
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335 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (2) |
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African American Literature: A Survey |
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339 | (12) |
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339 | (1) |
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Oral Tradition and Slave Narrative |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (3) |
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African American Fiction and Drama |
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345 | (3) |
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348 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
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Contributions in Science, Business, Film, and Sports |
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351 | (20) |
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351 | (1) |
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Patenting by African Americans |
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352 | (2) |
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African Americans and Business Ownership |
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354 | (6) |
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African Americans in the Film Industry |
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360 | (1) |
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African Americans in the Sports Arena |
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361 | (5) |
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366 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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Part V Society and Values in the Black World |
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371 | (12) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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Patrilineal and Matrilineal Societies |
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373 | (5) |
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Modes of Transmission of Tradition |
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378 | (1) |
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The Impact of Modernization on the Family |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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The African American Family |
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383 | (16) |
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383 | (1) |
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The Black Family from Slavery to Freedom |
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384 | (4) |
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The Black Family from Freedom to Civil Rights |
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388 | (5) |
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The Survival of the African American Family |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (20) |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (5) |
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404 | (5) |
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409 | (7) |
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416 | (2) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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418 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (24) |
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421 | (1) |
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The Church in the United States |
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422 | (10) |
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The Church in the Caribbean |
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432 | (3) |
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435 | (3) |
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438 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (3) |
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443 | (22) |
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Gender, Lineage and Kinship |
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444 | (10) |
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African Women in Contemporary Society |
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454 | (9) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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463 | (1) |
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463 | (2) |
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465 | (16) |
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465 | (1) |
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Legacies of Caribbean History |
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466 | (4) |
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Family Structure and Kinship |
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470 | (4) |
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474 | (1) |
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Health, Sexuality and HIV/AIDs |
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475 | (1) |
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Overview of Caribbean Women's Literature in the Diaspora |
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476 | (1) |
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Study Questions and Activities |
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477 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (3) |
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Lifting As We Rise: Black Women in America |
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481 | (32) |
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481 | (1) |
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Key Conceptual and Methodological Issues |
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482 | (3) |
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485 | (3) |
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The Enslavement of African Females |
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488 | (8) |
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Free African American Women |
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496 | (3) |
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499 | (6) |
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505 | (5) |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (3) |
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The Health of Africa and its Diaspora: Confronting Crisis and Charting New Directions |
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513 | (28) |
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513 | (2) |
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Africa's Major Health Challenges: Past and Present |
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515 | (2) |
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Economic Empowerment and Development Through Health: Moving Africa Beyond the Scourge of River-Blindness |
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517 | (3) |
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The Present and Future Health Challenge: HIV/AIDS |
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520 | (2) |
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The Sociology of Stigma: Delaying Prevention Responses |
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522 | (3) |
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Some Transatlantic Comparisons |
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525 | (2) |
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Challenges and Promising Multi-level Responses |
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527 | (1) |
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Africa: International, Government, Civil Society, and Health Professionals' Response |
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528 | (6) |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (6) |
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541 | (6) |
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542 | (1) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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546 | (1) |
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B. Landmarks in the History of Peoples of African Descent |
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547 | (10) |
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C. Selected Periodicals and References in Africana Studies Available in the United States |
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557 | (2) |
Contributors |
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559 | (8) |
Index |
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