Race, Identity, and Privilege from the US to the Congo

Brenda F. Berrian

doi:10.5771/9781793642325

Race, Identity, and Privilege from the US to the Congo

1. Edition 2021

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doi.org/10.5771/9781793642325
ISBN print: 978-1-7936-4231-8
ISBN online: 978-1-7936-4232-5
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Abstract

In July 1961, five months after Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, 14-year-old Brenda F. Berrian’s consciousness was raised by her family’s move to the turbulent Republic of the Congo. Race, Identity, and Privilege from the US to the Congo traces Berrian’s experiences of subsequently traveling the United States, Canada, France, and three other African countries against the backdrop of emerging African independence and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Detailing the complexities she faced in her global identity as a Black woman, Berrian explores how the love and support of her parents and her developing racial, feminist, and political consciousness--strengthened by her embrace of literature and music of the African diaspora--prepared her to deal with adversity, stereotypes, and grief along the way.

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i–x Preface i–x
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
1–6 Introduction 1–6
7–18 Chapter 1 Expatriates in Léo 7–18
19–24 Chapter 2 At the Roadblock 19–24
25–28 Chapter 3 Les Coiffures 25–28
29–32 Chapter 4 The Proposal 29–32
33–36 Chapter 5 The Robbery 33–36
37–44 Chapter 6 Familial Connections 37–44
45–48 Chapter 7 A Southerner at the Front Door 45–48
49–58 Chapter 8 The Return Home 49–58
59–68 Chapter 9 History and Négritude in the Flesh 59–68
69–72 Chapter 10 A Canadian Fixation 69–72
73–76 Chapter 11 A Bump in the Road 73–76
77–88 Chapter 12 Crossing the Ocean à Paris 77–88
89–94 Chapter 13 The Street Sweepers 89–94
95–100 Chapter 14 I Am Not My Hair 95–100
101–106 Chapter 15 A Future Decision 101–106
107–118 Chapter 16 In Search of Sister-Brotherhood 107–118
119–130 Chapter 17 Gender Politics 119–130
131–148 Chapter 18 Residues of Apartheid 131–148
149–154 Chapter 19 Going to Fort Hare 149–154
155–164 Chapter 20 Redemption and the TRC 155–164
165–170 Chapter 21 Ubuntu in Alice 165–170
171–188 Chapter 22 Teraanga in Senegal 171–188
189–194 Chapter 23 Childhood Sweethearts and Colorism 189–194
195–204 Chapter 24 A Tribute to Ma Berrian 195–204
205–216 Chapter 25 From Whence I Came 205–216
217–222 Bibliography 217–222
223–236 Index 223–236
237–238 About the Author 237–238

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