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Black American Slave Legacy Inherited by Diaspora Immigrants
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
08 Feb 2021
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Margaret Kimberley · Black American Slave Legacy Inherited by Diaspora Immigrants

Black immigrants are not included in the standard American immigration story because newcomers from the African diaspora “inherit the legacy” of US Black chattel slavery, said Kovie Biakolo, a writer and scholar born in Nigeria. “White Americans do not like to engage in conversations that ultimately put slavery at the forefront,” said Biakolo, whose recent article is titled, "We Can’t Talk About Immigration Without Acknowledging Black Immigrants."

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