An Afro-German History--Are there really Black Germans, or Black people living in Germany
Thu, Nov 21
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join us Thursday, November 21 at Sankofa for a Book Presentation and Discussion on An Afro-German Woman's Quest to Bring Suppressed History to Light!
Time & Location
Nov 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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About The Event
About the Book
Published in 1997, the seminal work, Eine Afro-Deutsche Geschichte, is the first text published in Germany to address the various aspects of the African/Afro-German experience in Germany from the era of imperial colonialism to National Socialism to contemporary times. The author, historian-activist Katharina Oguntoye, presents the struggles, suffering and triumphs of Africans and Afro-Germans from 1884-1950; she also analyzes the forgotten or ignored topic of the legacy of White supremacy. The English translation of Oguntoye's remarkable monograph makes this invaluable work available to a much wider audience.
About Vernessa White-Jackson, Ph.D.
Vernessa White-Jackson earned the bachelor's degree in German and the master's and doctoral degrees in Comparative Literature and Translation. In 1978, she joined the faculty of Howard University, where she taught German, Humanities and Women's Studies until retiring in 2018. Translating Eine Afro-Deutsche Geschichte into English is one of several "retirement projects."
About Tegan White-Nesbitt
Tegan…
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