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These essays contribute to the debate between those who believe that the African origin of blacks in western society is central to their identity and outlook and those who deny that proposition. The contributors ponder the key questions underlying that controversy. Their 33 essays are divided... read more

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Obviously, the shadow of the title of Paul Gilroy's book The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness hangs over any discussion of "the African diaspora."
 

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