African Immigrants and African Americans: COMMUNITY OR CONFLICT?

By Eugene Walton

There is the assumption that two peoples of a common origin but separated by centuries of similar historical tragedies would automatically reunite in brotherhood if they were ever brought back together. That assumption was tested by the research for African Immigrants and African Americans: Community or Conflict? African Americans emerged from slavery and Africans emerged from Colonialism to be potentially reunited in 21st Century America.This book's first focus is on the First Wave of African "immigrants" to America and how they survived the nightmare" of slavery to become today's African Americans. The second focus is on how the Cold War brought an end to Colonialism and the beginning of widespread African migrations to Europe and America. During this Cold War the U.S. Information Agency kept track of Africans' attitudes though public opinion surveys. The surveys were principally about U.S. foreign policy, but data on Africans' attitudes toward American Negroes was also collected. The survey results were classified for 50 years and are just now being publically released for the first time in this book.The major focus however, is on the 1970-2000 "Second Wave" of African migrations to the United States and their reaction to the prospect of a potential "Grand Reunion" with African Americans on this side of the Atlantic. The research centered on their actions, writings and statements that explain why they want no "community" with African Americans

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477421661
• ISBN13: 9781477421666
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"