Between Race and Ethnicity: Cape Verdean American Immigrants, 1860-1965
(Part of the Statue of Liberty -- Ellis Island Centennial Series Series)
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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 later came
as permanent settlers in their own packet ships. They were employed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0252063260
ISBN13:9780252063268
Release Date:May 1993
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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