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African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal Volume 9, 2016 - Issue 1: Sounds of Freedom Across the Black Atlantic. Guest editors: Fassil Demissie and Sandra Jackson
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Queens’ diaspora

Jasmine Elizabeth JohnsonAfrican and Afro-American Studies Department and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 44-56 | Published online: 25 Sep 2015

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