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03390aam a2200469 i 4500 001 69B045CC875711E9A56C064497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190605010028 008 180712s2019 nyua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018033274 020 $a 1438474717 020 $a 9781438474717 035 $a (OCoLC)1045645822 040 $a IEN/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d EAU $d YUS $d OBE $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-gh--- 050 00 $a DT510.43.A37 $b T39 2019 082 04 $a 966.700496073 $2 23 100 1 $a Taylor, Steven J. L., $d 1958- $e author. 245 10 $a Exiles, entrepreneurs, and educators : $b African Americans in Ghana / $c Steven J.L. Taylor. 264 1 $a Albany, NY : $b State University of New York Press, $c [2019] 300 $a xxiv, 132 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a SUNY series in African American studies 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-125) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- African-American migration to Africa before 1966 -- From republic to regime -- From regime to republic -- Entrepreneurs and educators -- Organizations founded by African-American expatriates -- Summary and outlook. 520 $a After repeated coups and periods of military rule, Ghana is now one of Africa's longest enduring democratic republics. Exiles, Entrepreneurs and Educators compares the political proclivities of two generations of African Americans who moved to Ghana. Author Steven J.L. Taylor blends archival and ethnographic research, including interviews, to provide a unique perspective on these immigrants who chose to leave an economically developed country and settled in an impoverished developing country. The first generation consisted of voluntary exiles from the US who arrived from 1957 to 1966, during the regime of President Kwame Nkrumah, embracing both Nkrumah and his left-leaning political party. In contrast to the first, many in the second generation left the US to establish commercial enterprises in Ghana. Although they identified with the Democratic Party while living in the US, and were politically active, this second generation has for the most part avoided political activity in Ghana while identifying with the Ghanaian party that is modeled after the Republican Party in the US. Taylor helps to dispel some of the incorrect assumptions about African politics and provides readers with an insightful look at how developing nations can embark upon a path toward democratization.--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a African Americans $z Ghana $x History. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Relations with Africans. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Political activity $z Ghana. 650 0 $a African American businesspeople $z Ghana. 650 7 $a African American businesspeople. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799064 650 7 $a African Americans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799558 650 7 $a African Americans $x Relations with Africans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799670 651 7 $a Ghana. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208741 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a SUNY series in African American studies. 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718093315.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210015110.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190605020102.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=69B045CC875711E9A56C064497128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search