Cultural Portrayals of African Americans: Creating an Ethnic/Racial Identity

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This collection of papers encourages social and biological scientists to question their presentations of African Americans and to recognize that afrocentricity is important in refocusing portrayals of African Americans. It contrasts the production of these cultural portrayals by the majority of the U.S. population with those by African Americans themselves. It shows the process of creating a racial identity as well as the historical background related to a new evaluation of what it is to be African American in the United States.

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JANIS FAYE HUTCHINSON is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston, where she has served as Interim Director of African American Studies. She is a biological/medical anthropologist specializing in health issues among peoples of color. She is the author of numerous journal articles.