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the Tabom, slavery, dissonance of memory, identity, and locating home
Reverse diaspora: dissonance of memory, voyages of hope and degrees of return -- Historicizing the returnee presence in Gã Mã -- The social history of Gã Mã (Accra), colonialism, and their impact on the Brazilian-African diaspora -- The evolution of land in Gã Mã and Brazilian-African diaspora: paradox of freedom and the birth of conflicts -- Escaping slavery into colonialism and squabbles: how colonial projects and internal disputes threatened Brazilian land/diaspora -- Brazilians together, Brazilians apart: the "family trees" and the process of becoming Gã -- (Re) creating Brazilian slavery in an enabling environment -- Contributions by the Brazilian-Africans and the Tabom -- "Fading" diaspora and memory: how the Brazilian government and the Tabom are preserving Brazil House and crisscrossing the Atlantic in full circle -- Epilogue: telescoping Lula's unfulfilled promise and implications for the Tabom's visit to Brazil.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series