Between Race and Ethnicity Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965 |
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| Author:
| Halter, Marilyn |
| Series title: | Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-06326-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Cape Verdean Americans are the only major group of Americans to have made the voyage from Africa to the United States voluntarily. Their homeland, a drought-stricken archipelago off the west coast of Africa, had long been colonized by the Portuguese. Arriving in New England first as crew members of whaling vessels, these Afro-Portuguese immigrants ......
Cape Verdean Americans are the only major group of Americans to have made the voyage from Africa to the United States voluntarily. Their homeland, a drought-stricken archipelago off the west coast of Africa, had long been colonized by the Portuguese. Arriving in New England first as crew members of whaling vessels, these Afro-Portuguese immigrants ......