What is Transatlantic Reconnection?

An interactive learning platform connecting continental African students with the history, culture, and diaspora narratives of the African American experience.

African American Museums & Heritage Trails

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Museum of West African Art (MOWAA)

Benin City, Unknown, Nigeria

Ancestral Foundations

A modern research and gallery campus dedicated to archaeology, heritage management, and West African art, highlighting the craftsmanship of the Kingdom of Benin and advanced historical metallurgy.

Counter-Narrative

The myth this site refutes: that the African American struggle was isolated. It resonated from Paris to Lagos to Port-au-Prince.

Themes

International Diaspora Connections Music and Arts Education

Associated Events

Great Zimbabwe built (11th–15th century)Construction of Lalibela rock-hewn churches (12th century)Founding of Al-Qarawiyyeen University (859 CE)Queen Nzinga leads resistance in Angola (1620s–1650s)

Sites in Conversation

"Shared theme: International Diaspora Connections & Music and Arts"