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Manning, Patrick The African Diaspora: A History through Culture, Columbia studies in international and global history. Columbia University Press, გვ. np. ISBN9780231513555. ციტირების თარიღი: 2014-01-02. „Haiti and Liberia stand out as early black nations; the United States and Brazil stand out as early, multicultural nations with large black populations. Nationhood came gradually to all black people. National identity brought rights to vote, to hold office, and independence for a growing number of black territories held under colonial rule.“
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