Black American women's roots travel

This article examines Black American women's roots travel throughout the African diaspora between 2000 and 2023. By analyzing interviews with travelers alongside roots travel memoirs, this study shows how such travel responds to historical dislocation and U.S. inequities. The trips are characte...

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Published in:	Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Main Author:	Leah Butterfield
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Roots Heritage Women's travel African diaspora Black travel movement
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957925000084

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