This groundbreaking collection addresses both new and familiar topics
with fresh perspectives to produce original and thought-provoking
scholarship on the diasporic histories of black peoples. Through a
variety of methodologies and theoretical constructs, the contributors
plumb a wide range of localities to engage many important subjects,
including slavery and emancipation, transnational and diasporic
experiences, social and political activism, and political and cultural
identity. In doing so, they offer insightful and thought provoking
studies, highlight new areas of inquiry in the African diaspora, and in
many cases transcend geographical and national boundaries. The probing
and meticulously woven narratives of this collection combine to show the
vibrant histories of peoples of African descent.