Epilogue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Waterscapes of the African Diaspora 1
4. Part I. Swimming Culture
5. Chapter 1. Atlantic African Aquatic Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Comparison 11
6. Chapter 2. Cultural Meanings of Recreational Swimming and Surfing 23
7. Chapter 3. Aquatic Sports and Performance Rituals: Gender, Bravery, and Honor 41
8. Chapter 4. History from Below: Enslaved Underwater Divers 57
9. Chapter 5. Undercurrents of Power: Challenging Racial Hierarchies from Below 85
10. Part II. Canoe Culture
11. Chapter 6. African Canoe-Makers: Constructing Floating Cultures 99
12. Chapter 7. Mountains Divide and Rivers Unite: Atlantic African Canoemen 119
13. Chapter 8. Maritime Continuities: African Canoes on New World Waters 143
14. Chapter 9. The Floating Economies of Slaves and Slaveholders 164
15. Chapter 10. Sacred Vessels, Sacred Waters: The Cultural Meanings of Dugout Canoes 191
16. Chapter 11. A World Afloat: Mobile Slave Communities 204
17. Chapter 12. The Watermen’s Song: Canoemen’s Aural Waterscapes 222
18. Conclusion. A Sea Change in Atlantic History 251
19. Epilogue 254
20. Notes 257
21. Index 337
22. Acknowledgements 349