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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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England, in relation to the diaspora, is a major actor. There's research and scholarship that illustrates the presence of peoples of African origin and decent during the time of Roman, and pre-Roman, Britain. Black history in Britain both correlates to, and deviates from, that of the United States. On the one hand there are a number of experiences held by Blacks in Britain that are parallel to those of Blacks in the U.S., such as the slave trade, pan-Africanism, and a long and exhaustive fight for civil rights. One thing that it holds that is comparatively unique to it, however, is the immense amount of historical content-- Seeing as how the U.S. is a product of England and was established far after.
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I am very interested to see how African struggles in England parallel those in the United States. After studying the actor, Ira Aldridge, who was an African American who moved to Europe for the rest of his life, I am interested in seeing not only the concept of struggle in terms of the movement from Africa to England, but also the relationship of being American in England to being African American in England. I'm excited to see what you write in your blog Anthony.
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