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Book SynopsisKaysha Corinealdi traces the multigenerational activism of Afro-Caribbean Panamanians as they forged diasporic communities in Panama and the United States throughout the twentieth century.
Trade Review"A widely appealing and valuable addition to diaspora studies, Central American and Caribbean historiography, and scholarly understandings of how individuals and groups navigate belonging in and beyond the nation." -- Elizabeth Manley * The Americas *
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Panama in Black uncovers the complexities of Afro-Caribbean Panamanian identity across class, gender, and generational lines. Corinealdi’s account of Afro-diasporic world making reveals an ongoing practice in which Afro-Caribbean migrants shaped ideas of citizenship on the isthmus and throughout the Americas. As a result, this book is essential reading for those interested in the history of Caribbean migrations, the African diaspora, the Canal Zone, Panamanian nation formation, and citizenship in Latin America." -- Takkara Brunson * H-Caribbean *
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Panama in Black demonstrates some of the reasons researchers, including myself, were drawn to these immigrants and their descendants. . . . I salute Kaysha Corinealdi for this latest addition to the bookshelf and look forward to more." -- Michael Conniff * ReVista *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction. Legacies of Exclusion and Afro-Caribbean Diasporic World Making 1
1. Panama as Diaspora: Documenting Afro-Caribbean Panamanian Histories, 1928–1936 29
2. Activist Formations: Fighting for Citizenship Rights and Forging Afro-Diasporic Alliances, 1940–1950 57
3. Todo por la Patria: Diplomacy, Anticommunism, and the Rhetoric of Assimilation, 1950–1954 93
4. To Be Panamanian: The Canal Zone, Nationalist Sacrifices, and the Price of Citizenship, 1954–1961 122
5. Panama in New York: Las Servidoras and Engendering an Educated Black Diaspora, 1953–1970 150
Conclusion. Afro-Caribbean Panamanians and the Future of Diasporic World Making 180
Notes 195
Bibliography 233
Index 253
