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Journey of hope : the Back-to-Africa movement in Arkansas in the late 1800s /

Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ances...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnes, Kenneth C., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Colección:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
ISBN:0807876224
9780807876220
9780807828793
0807828793
9780807855508
0807855502