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Becoming African in America: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic by James Sidbury; Oxford University Press is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Becoming African in America: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic about?
James Sidbury reveals how African identity emerged in the late 18th century Atlantic world, tracing the development of 'African' from a degrading term connoting savage people, to a word that was a source of pride and unity for the diverse victims of the Atlantic slave trade.
Who reads Becoming African in America: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic: Race and Nation in the Early Black Atlantic?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- James Sidbury; Oxford University Press
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780195382945
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- History, Science, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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