Charting the rivers

Explore the Diaspora

The Global African Diaspora

Chapter One

Follow the rivers of light

Africa at the center. Glowing pathways trace seven journeys across oceans and centuries. Choose a region to begin.

United StatesCaribbeanSouth AmericaCentral AmericaCanadaEuropeMiddle East & Indian Ocean
United States — From Gullah shores to Black Wall Street — a republic remade.

United States

Living Legacies

From Gullah shores to Black Wall Street — a republic remade.

Gullah GeecheeAfricatownGreat MigrationBlack Wall Street
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Caribbean — Maroon mountains, carnival streets, revolutionary shores.

Caribbean

Island Legacies

Maroon mountains, carnival streets, revolutionary shores.

Haitian RevolutionMaroon communitiesCarnivalReggae
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South America — Quilombos, samba, and the Black heart of the Americas.

South America

Kingdoms Reimagined

Quilombos, samba, and the Black heart of the Americas.

QuilombosSambaCapoeiraCandomblé
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Central America — Garifuna shores, canal workers, coastal kingdoms.

Central America

Caribbean Crossroads

Garifuna shores, canal workers, coastal kingdoms.

Garifuna cultureCoastal communitiesCanal workersWest Indian migration
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Canada — Loyalists, refugees, and a north star kept burning.

Canada

Northern Legacies

Loyalists, refugees, and a north star kept burning.

Black LoyalistsUnderground RailroadNova ScotiaCaribbean & African migration
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Europe — From the Windrush deck to a continent's new vanguard.

Europe

New Horizons

From the Windrush deck to a continent's new vanguard.

Windrush GenerationContemporary African migrationArts, politics, education, business
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Middle East & Indian Ocean — Swahili dhows, monsoon trade, and a sea between continents.

Middle East & Indian Ocean

Ocean Worlds

Swahili dhows, monsoon trade, and a sea between continents.

Swahili CoastIndian Ocean tradeSidi communitiesAfro-Arab history
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