Sylviane Anna Diouf
Tuareg Man by Mariam Kamara, 2005

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Tuareg Woman by Mariam Kamara, 2005

Retour du Voyage by El Hadj Mboup, 2003

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Selected Works

Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America
In a tale worthy of a novelist, Sylviane Diouf provides a well-researched, nicely written, and moving account of the last slave ship to America, whose 110 captives arrived in Mobile in 1860 and, after the war, created their dream of Africa in Alabama. Howard Jones, author of Mutiny on the Amistad
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas
Thorough and ambitious. William and Mary Quarterly
Fighting the Slave Trade: West African Strategies
Readers are presented with a wide range of evidence to show how Africans fought against slavery as well as the slave trade. Canadian Journal of History
In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
A groundbreaking look at [the] bigger picture has been unveiled in a project called "In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience." The Washington Post
Selected Book Chapters & Articles
Invisible Muslims: The Sahelians in France* The West African Paradox* Manding in the Americas* Sadaqa Among African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas
Bintou's Braids
Bintou’s hair is short and fuzzy, but she wants beautiful braids “with gold coins and seashells” like the big girls, but everyone says no. The New York Times
Kings and Queens of Africa
Young readers will enjoy this fascinating look at [some] brave leaders. Children's Literature
Growing Up in Slavery
Destroys the stereotype of the happy, ignorant slave child. Booklist

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Online books, images, exhibitions, and public programs on the global black experience
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How rapid, voluntary immigration from Africa and the Caribbean is transforming the "African-American" narrative
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