The African Diaspora Experience l

The thorough study of the African Diaspora experience is still in its infancy, and consequently any attempt to assemble a balanced collection of essays on all the vital aspects of the subject is challenging. Our continuing objective is to present to our readers some of the most insightful and provocative essays on this theme. This area of academic inquiry is relatively new; neither its perimeters nor its pedagogy has been clearly established. Therefore, we have the opportunity to include a wide range of texts, while at the same time providing a manageable introductory body of materials for students.
This volume attempts to further broaden, enrich and incorporate additional themes that were not addressed in the first reader. The early sections of the first edition have been reorganized for clarity and sense. We have added two new sections and inserted new as well as pioneering essays into existing sections, to give the reader a more balanced perspective on the African Diaspora experience. Each new article brings an added dimension to our understanding and an in-depth perspective regarding many of the critical issues addressed within its particular section.