Kena Gomalo

M.A., International Studies, 2019

On August 1619, the world changed monumentally. In particular, the idea of the Black identity and worth of human dignity changed significantly. The imperative event that changed humanity was the abduction and forced arrival first 20 Africans to the English Colony of Virginia, the modern day a locale of Hampton, Virginia. This change was the foundation of the ensuing Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. This research entails an in-depth and critical focus on the history and chronological relationship between African and African-American sub-group. It utilizes the significance of history, identity, community and antipathy to directly connect and thoroughly investigate the African and African-American experience and identity. It also focuses on the cultural similarities and difference and explains how those similarities and difference have affected their interactions and historical relationship. Furthermore, this research focus on the significance of slavery and demonstrates how slavery has become a romanticized historical notion.

M.S., Conflict and Dispute Resolution, 2017

On August 1619, the world changed monumentally. In particular, the idea of the Black identity and worth of human dignity changed significantly. The imperative event that changed humanity was the abduction and forced arrival first 20 Africans to the English Colony of Virginia, the modern day a locale of Hampton, Virginia. This change was the foundation of the ensuing Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. This research entails an in-depth and critical focus on the history and chronological relationship between African and African-American sub-group. It utilizes the significance of history, identity, community and antipathy to directly connect and thoroughly investigate the African and African-American experience and identity. It also focuses on the cultural similarities and difference and explains how those similarities and difference have affected their interactions and historical relationship. Furthermore, this research focus on the significance of slavery and demonstrates how slavery has become a romanticized historical notion.