African americans at sites of darkness: Roots-seeking, diasporic identities and place making

Dark Tourism and Place Identity: Managing and interpreting dark places

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 28-45

  Lelo, Linda ^a   Jamal, Tazim ^b  

^a Wiley College   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85106088412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203134900-12     Document Type: Chapter

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