The African Diaspora to The Bahamas Through individual portraits of figures

Through individual portraits of figures like the Mbundu's Queen Anna Nzinga

Ashanti stands up to the bullies and demand that they respect her

Ernestine Shepherd is in better shape than most people

Her love of stories inspired her and stayed with her

Eurocentric narrative of African history popular in the West at the time

The African Diaspora to The Bahamas Through individual portraits of figuresCurrent historiography on aspects of Bahamian history presents limited research on the African presence in the islands, irrespective of the fact that arguably 85% of the population of that country is represented by such persons. One primary objective of this book is to begin to more adequately address this literary ommission by presenting an initial comprehensive work on the subject. The book attempts to trace the origin of this migration by focusing