Introduction to Africana Studies

Marc Prou, Ed.D., is associate professor and chair of the Africana Studies Department at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. In addition to his work in education, Dr. Prou is the co-founder and director of the Haitian Studies Association. His research in Africana and Caribbean studies focuses on social history, cultural studies, migration, linguistics, and education reform. Dr. Prou is the author of numerous scholarly publications, book chapters, and refereed articles in academic journals.

• IntroductionPart 1: The African Continent and Its PeopleAfrica and the Ancient Civilizations of the near East and the MediterraneanCheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in AfricaAfrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece"Civilization" on Trial: The Colonial and Postcolonial State in AfricaPart 2: Slavery, Colonialism, and FreedomWest Africa during the Slave Trade EraAntinomies of Slavery, Enlightenment, and Universal HistoryAfter Emancipation: Abraham Lincoln's Black DreamDown in EgyptlandPart 3: Race Analysis MattersAlbany, New York and the Great MigrationApropos the Idea of "Race" ... AgainThe Past Is Ever Present: Recognizing the New RacismRacism and FeminismPart 4: Civil Rights MovementRethinking the Black Power EraThe Unknown Origins of the March on Washington: Civil Rights Politics and the Black Working Class"Coming Home": Pan-Africanisms and National IdentitiesPart 5: Gender, the Black Family, and Public Policy IssuesAbandoned before the Storms: The Glaring Disaster of Gender, Race, and Class Disparities in the GulfMen Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and PowerWork, Family, and Black Women's Oppression