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Black family finds home in Africa in Guinea
Clifford and Laverna Sharp and their children move from Detroit to Conakry, Guinea, seeking freedom and belonging. They adapt to socialist Guinea where doors open for blacks, with Sharp teaching at a government trade school and Mrs. Sharp teaching and writing poetry. The family, with ties to several U.S. institutions, balances American passports and embassy visits while settling into Guinean life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conakry
Guinea
Clifford
Laverna Sharp
Africa
Sharps
Detroit
Alex Haley
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Sharp
U.S
Ahmed Sekou Toure
University of Michigan
Wayne State University
Gamal Abdel Nasser Polytechnical University
Gerard
Violet Blueford
Southfield
Mich