Unwelcome shores : Black refugees in America /

"Unwelcome Shores is an ethnographic study of the Liberian refugee community in Staten Island, NY, that sheds light on the racialization of Black refugees and the anti-Black racism they have experienced at every step of their migration journey. By privileging race as the lens of analysis, socio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ludwig, Bernadette (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Liberians > United States > Social conditions. Black people > United States > Social conditions. Refugees > United States > Social conditions. Racism > United States. United States > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects. États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.

Table of Contents:

The U.S., a home and a refuge for Black people?
When the war came, everyone scattered
Searching for home in Staten Island
They tell me I'm a damn refugee
Whites are the boss
We have the same skin color
There are Liberian refugees in the future.