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ERIC Number: EJ525257
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8723
Beyond Double Consciousness: Black Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa, 1961-1971.
Zimmerman, Jonathan
Journal of American History, v82 n3 p999-1028 Dec 1995
Examines the Peace Corps' early efforts to recruit black volunteers and the consequent culture clash between their expectations of Africa and its reality. Sexism, social stratification, and cultural stereotyping often underscored the differences between black Americans and Africans. Nonetheless, volunteers generally credited the experience as a positive one. (MJP)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Contact, Foreign Countries, Global Education, Higher Education, Racial Attitudes, Racial Composition, Racial Discrimination, Social Action, Social Agencies, Social Integration, Social Responsibility, Volunteers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa; Peace Corps