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African Americans and Africa

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Books like this encourage me to learn more about my history. I completely recommend it and hope that the intended audience find the same inspiration in it that I found.

I'll be thinking about this author's perspective for a long time to come.

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I wanted to read this book because one, I'm African and two, I was born and have been living on the continent, so the angle on American history and the need to explore the relationship between the two continents: America and Africa sounded interesting.
There was an interview clip that I came across on Facebook, where Akon was talking about the image America and Africa portray to the world and the need for Africa to invest in positive branding of their people, culture and countries to the world- and it's all these narratives that we've weaved over the years that create conflicts and misunderstanding that we never come down to resolving. I believe this book would be a great addition to anyone studying African American History or seeking to understand the influence slavery had and still has on both continents.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

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