Kinship: A Family's Journey in Africa and America
Description
Blending memoir, history, and cultural analysis, this thoughtful work follows a family whose roots span the United States and the Congo, and whose life unfolds between Boston and Dar es Salaam. Through his parents’ interracial and transcontinental marriage, the author explores the promise and complexities of pan-African identity, examining how shared heritage can unite—and sometimes divide—people across the Atlantic. Moving from colonial history and Black liberation movements to popular culture and everyday assumptions, the book challenges misconceptions on both sides while tracing the enduring ties between Africans and African Americans. It is ultimately a compassionate meditation on belonging, family, identity, and the search for solidarity in a global Black community.
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paperback
Plume
Published Sep 5, 2000
400 pages
ISBN: 9780452278929
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Details
First Published
1999
Language
eng
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