African Roots/American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas

This multidisciplinary volume highlights the African presence throughout the Americas and African and African Diasporan contributions to the material and cultural life of all of the Americas and of all Americans. It includes articles from leading scholars and from cultural leaders from both wellknown and littleknown African Diasporan communities. Privileging African Diasporan voices it offers new perspectives data and interpretations that challenge prevailing understandings of the Americas.