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Return To My Native Land

Synopsis

As a young man, I traveled to West Africa in search of my identity. I am a man of color, who was born in England. I visited West Africa in the mid-seventies, before that area exploded into violence, and witnessed the displacement of its people. My adventure lasted 18 months, and covered the countries of Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. An adventure like this probably couldn’t happen today. The desert has encroached on the south, and poverty has forced the increased migration of peoples from the savannah areas to the coastal countries. Violence has decimated some countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the borders have become much tighter and more dangerous places.

This story, then, is about my encounters with real people in Africa and my perspectives of the underlying issues of the African societies that I experienced throughout my travels. These experiences were an attempt to find my place in Africa, and in the World. The histories and sentiments reported are still very much true of an African mindset that is proud, and divisive in its view of the world...

Author Biography

Ian C. Dawkins Moore

Ian C. Moore, writer and video producer, was born in London, England, of Jamaican and English parents. As a way to deal with the culture shock in his own up-bringing he traveled, visiting many European countries as well as the Middle East and West Africa.

His unique eclectic perspective makes the essays in this book both humorous and thought provoking. He writes in a prose poetry style inviting dialog. He shares his views on what he has learned from all of his travels and includes some very funny advice and words of wisdom.

Based in Oakland, California, USA, since 1981, Mr. Moore produces a weekly cable show (Channel 26 @ 10:30pm) called CULTURE SHOCK NEWS – Meeting the Challenge of the Next Century. Culture Shock News can be viewed online at www.cultureshocknews.com/csn.

Mr. Moore also broadcasts a weekly radio program every Saturday between 2pm-4pm PST at www.jazzbeatradio.tv which is also called Culture Shock News. His live show features interviews with people from around the Bay Area and discussions about cultural change and getting the most out of the cultural diversity here in America.