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Middle Passages

A three-century history of African-American journeys back to Africa, from an America where depicted travelers or their ancestors were slaves, traces the experiences of such people as W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the founders of Liberia.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 544 pages

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