The Samaná Americans: some forgotten Philadelphians

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Weeks,John M. (Author) and Zabala,Virginia Ramirez (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Spring, 2005
    Published:
    Philadelphia, PA: University Museum
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Expedition
    Journal Title Details:
    47(1) : 38-41
    Subject Term:
    African Americans, Emigrants and immigration, and Samaná (Dominican Republic)
    Notes:
    "Tells the story of the emigration of African Americans to Haiti and the Dominican Republic in 1824. Today an enclave of descendants live in Samaná in the Dominican Republic."

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