Show Notes — Topics That Are Covered
What is Afro Reads & its mission
Liberia and the meaning of “Land of the Free”
(Members of the Liberian Senate, mostly comprising freed African American slaves, 1893 © Corbis/Getty Images.)
African American repatriation and its challenges
Book analysis of She Would Be King
Magical realism, folklore, and ancestral memory
The work of Wayétu Moore and her global impact
Questions to reflect on: freedom, home, and legacy
Further Reading Recommended By The Author:
“Clarence E. Zamba Liberty, Growth of the Liberian State: An Analysis of Its Historiography
C. Patrick Burrowes, Black Christian Republicanism: The Writings of Hilary Teage (1805–1853), Founder of Liberia
D. Elwood Dunn, editor, Liberian Studies Journal (Volume XIV, Number 2)”
“Stephanie C. Horton, editor, Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings (2004–2011)
C. Patrick Burrowes, Between the Kola Forest and the Salty Sea: A History of the Liberian People Before 1800
William Henry Heard, The Bright Side of African Life
Robtel Neajai Pailey (scholarly works)
Patricia Jabbeh Wesley (poetry)
Vamba Sherif (novels)”
Excerpt From: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
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She Would Be King
I read the title, then the summary on the back. That alone did not prepare me for the obsession I would have with this novel.
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