Kevin Dawson considers how enslaved Africans carried aquatic skills--swimming, diving, boat making, even surfing--to the Americas. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions.
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Kevin Dawson considers how enslaved Africans carried aquatic skills--swimming, diving, boat making, even surfing--to the Americas. Undercurrents of Power not only chronicles the experiences of enslaved maritime workers, but also traverses the waters of the Atlantic repeatedly to trace and untangle cultural and social traditions.
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