Forging diaspora afro cubans and african americans in a world of empire and jim crow by frank andre guridy view inside in forging diaspora afro descended peoples in cuba and the united states came to identify themselves as part of a transcultural african diaspora. Forging diaspora afro cubans and african americans in a world of empire and jim crow envisioning cuba guridy frank andre on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers forging diaspora afro cubans and african americans in a world of empire and jim crow envisioning cuba. Cubas geographic proximity to the united states and its centrality to us imperial designs following the war of 1898 led to the creation of a unique relationship between afro descended populations in the two countries in forging diaspora frank andre guridy shows that the cross national relationships nurtured by afro cubans and black americans helped to shape the political strategies of . Drawing on archival sources in both countries guridy traces four encounters between afro cubans and african americans these hidden histories of cultural interaction of cuban students attending booker t washingtons tuskegee institute the rise of garveyism the havana harlem cultural connection during the harlem renaissance and afro cubanism movement and the creation of black travel . Forging diaspora afro cubans and african americans in a world of empire and jim crow university of north carolina press 2010 xiv 270 pp 5995 cloth isbn 978 0 8078 3361 2 2295 paper isbn 978 0 8078 7103 4 reviewed for h florida by jeff donnelly miami design preservation league ninety miles away but not so far apart