Episode 76: Black Travelers, Writers and Activists in Africa and the Diaspora

From Africa Past & Present Tue Nov 5 2013, 16:19:25

David Killingray (Emeritus, Goldsmiths College, U. of London) on the often-neglected role of African travelers and intermediaries in 19th-century Africa; black writers and activists in Victorian Britain; and the significance of documenting lived experiences of Africans to better understand processes of historical change.    

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