‘Africa, Land of My Fathers’ (1954)

CTL-E-3713 · Work · book · 1954

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1954 travel narrative by Era Bell Thompson, written from her reporting as Ebony's traveling editor.

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Also known as: Africa, Land of My Fathers

Notes

Created 2026-10-06 (RELP84) as authored_by target for CTL-E-0354.

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Era Bell Thompson — authored by
Thompson authored the 1954 travel narrative ‘Africa, Land of My Fathers.’

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ND Governor — Roughrider Award page

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