The Making of Brazil's Black Mecca: Bahia Reconsidered (Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora) Criticism & Theory ; Literary Criticism The first wave of Black

The first wave of Black immigrants arrived in North America during the 1960s and 1970s

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The Making of Brazil's Black Mecca: Bahia Reconsidered (Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora) Criticism & Theory ; Literary Criticism The first wave of BlackOne of the few interdisciplinary volumes on Bahia available, The Making of Brazils Black Mecca: Bahia Reconsidered contains contributions covering a wide chronological and topical range by scholars whose work has made important contributions to the field of Bahian studies over the last two decades. The authors interrogate and problematize the idea of Bahia as a Black Mecca, or a haven where Brazilians of African descent can embrace their cultural and