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'Grenada Ain’t Far from Africa: Historical Memories, Human Flight, and the Recovery of Liberated African Biographies'

  • Gallery of Modern Art 111 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, Scotland, G1 3AH United Kingdom (map)

The Yoruba are on a Rock is the first book-length study of Africans who, arriving decades after the abolition of the British slavery trade, radically shaped the religious and cultural landscape of Grenada. Shantel George will discuss the final chapter of the book which examines intriguing individual biographies of recaptive Africans to show how they constructed alternative narratives of return, and how the individuals remained close to Africa through their awareness of indentured histories and cultural traditions.

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