"No Such Thing as Stand Still": Migration and Geopolitics in African American History.

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Title:	"No Such Thing as Stand Still": Migration and Geopolitics in African American History.
Authors:	Field, Kendra T.¹ kendra.field@tufts.edu
Source:	Journal of American History. Dec2015, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p693-718. 26p.
Subject Terms:	*History, African American migrations, Great Migration, 1910-1970, United States emigration & immigration, Twentieth century, African American history, 20th century United States history
People:	Sam, Alfred Charles, Coleman, Monroe, Davis, Elic
Abstract:	The article explores the intricacies of the 1913-1915 back-to-Africa movement of Chief Alfred Charles Sam, a shadowy figure in Oklahoma history, which inspired the African American migration to Africa. The author argues that this movement was a prelude to Garveyism and the great migration as well as a capstone to what historian Carter G. Woodson called an African American migration within and beyond North America using the story of freedpeople Elic Davis and his cousin Monroe Coleman.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The article explores the intricacies of the 1913-1915 back-to-Africa movement of Chief Alfred Charles Sam, a shadowy figure in Oklahoma history, which inspired the African American migration to Africa. The author argues that this movement was a prelude to Garveyism and the great migration as well as a capstone to what historian Carter G. Woodson called an African American migration within and beyond North America using the story of freedpeople Elic Davis and his cousin Monroe Coleman.
ISSN:	00218723
DOI:	10.1093/jahist/jav510