3. “We, the African Members, form ourselves into a Society”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. “I’m not African. I’m American.” 1
5. 1. “What is Africa to me?” 14
6. 2. “I tried to keep their voices in my head” 33
7. 3. “We, the African Members, form ourselves into a Society” 57
8. 4. “It is the will of god for you to come into the possessions of your ancestors” 80
9. 5. “Africa is their country. They should claim it.” 113
10. 6. “My Africa, Motherland of the Negro peoples!” 145
11. 7. “I wanted to see this Africa” 174
12. Epilogue: “We have this special bond. We share a common loss.” 202
13. Notes 211
14. Bibliography 245
15. Index 255