This video traces the earliest known use of the term "African American", and what that could mean in the context of history and identity.
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Channel Name: Dante Fortson
Date: 01-22-22
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Full Source List
- African Americans (wikipedia)
- The Origin of African American (Yale)
- Sermon On The Capture of Lord Cornwallis (Harvard)
- Sons of Noah Map
- 1644 Africa Map (Princeton)
- 1710 Africa Map (Princeton)
- 1747 Africa Map (Library of Congress)
- 1766 Africa Map (Yale)
- 1794 Africa Map (Library of Congress)
- 1930 Africa Map (Archive.org)
- A New Voyage To Guinea (1745)
- West African Countries and Peoples (1868)
- Bulletin Societe (1890)
- The Encyclopedia of Missions (1891)
- A Mission To Gelele, King of Dahomey (1893)
- Among The Ibos of Nigeria (1921)
- Memorandum To The President (1969)
- Blacks Jews The Religious Challenge (1987)