African homecoming: Pan-African ideology and contested heritage

Prologue: Confronting the past

Introduction: African diasporic homecoming and the ambivalence of belonging

The layout of an ideology : claiming the African heritage in early Pan-Africanism

Early connections : Pan-Africanism and Ghana's Independence

History cast in stone : representing the slave trade at Ghana's forts and castles

Confronting the past : touring Cape Coast castle

Pilgrimage tourism : homecoming as a spiritual journey

Emancipation day : a route to understanding homecoming

"The re-emergence of African civilization : uniting the African family" : claiming a common heritage in PANAFEST

Pan-Africanism as a resource : contested relationships of belonging in the practice of homecoming.

1. Introduction: African Diasporic Homecoming and the Ambivalence of Belonging

2. The Layout of an Ideology: Claiming the African Heritage in Early Pan-Africanism

3. Early Connections: Pan-Africanism and Ghana's Independence

4. History Cast in Stone: Representing the Slave Trade at Ghana's Forts and Castles

5. Confronting the Past: Touring Cape Coast Castle

6. Pilgrimage Tourism: Homecoming as a Spiritual Journey

7. Emancipation Day: A Route to Understanding Homecoming

8. "The Re-Emergence of African Civilization

Uniting the African Family": Claiming a Common Heritage in PANAFEST

9. Pan-Africanism as a Resource: Contested Relationships of Belonging in the Practice of Homecoming

10. Conclusion.