Migration in African History

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This course argues that more recent manifestation of migration to, from, and within Africa are drawn from previous forms and networks of mobility. The first half of the course focuses on forms of colonial and imperial migration, considering the relationship between the colonial economy, labor, and migration up to independence in the 1960s. In its second half, the course focuses on the history of African migration since independence, and on the history of African communities in the United States.