Knowra African diaspora African diaspora The African diaspora comprises communities of African origin living outside Africa, shaped by forced displacement, migration, and enduring cultural and political ties.
Atlantic slave trade : The forced transportation of millions of Africans across the Atlantic for enslavement in the Americas from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. It formed large African-descended populations across the Americas through coerced migration.
African ancestry : Lineage tracing descent from populations originating in Africa. Ancestry links diasporic communities to Africa while reflecting many distinct origins.
W. E. B. Du Bois : An American sociologist, historian, and civil-rights activist who helped shape modern Pan-African thought. His scholarship and organizing connected Black communities across national borders.
Afrofuturism : A cultural movement combining African diasporic history and speculative imagination in art, music, and literature. It reimagines diasporic futures while confronting histories of displacement.
Jewish diaspora : Jewish communities living outside the historic homeland of the Jewish people, formed through multiple migrations and dispersions. Its distinct histories provide a comparison for diaspora, exile, and enduring homeland ties.
Middle Passage : The transatlantic voyage that carried enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas. This brutal passage was a central route by which the Atlantic diaspora was created.
Black Atlantic : A framework for understanding cultural exchange among Africa, Europe, and the Americas shaped by slavery and migration. It describes the transoceanic relationships that constitute much of the diaspora's history.
Marcus Garvey : A Jamaican political leader who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and promoted Black nationalism. His mass movement built a transnational vision of African-descended solidarity.
Black Lives Matter : A decentralized movement opposing anti-Black racism and violence, founded in the United States in 2013. Its organizing and international resonance connect local struggles across the diaspora.
South Asian diaspora : Communities of South Asian origin living outside South Asia, formed through labor migration, colonial rule, and later movements. Comparing migration histories highlights the particular role of racialized enslavement in the African diaspora.
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