African immigrants and African-Americans: An analysis of voluntary African immigration and the evolution of black ethnic politics in America

African and Asian Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 89-124

  Alex Assensoh, Yvette M ^a,b  

^a Office of Women Affairs (OWA)   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African diaspora; African immigrants; African Americans; Associational dynamics; Black politics; Ethnic politics; Immigrants; Immigration politics; Racial politics; Slavery slave trade

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; BLACK POPULATION; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; IMMIGRATION; LATINO PEOPLE; POLITICS; RACIAL DISPARITY; SLAVE; SLAVERY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 77950735239     PISSN: 15692094     EISSN: 15692108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156921009X413171     Document Type: Article

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