Africans on Stage" engaging, richly illustrated, and well reserached . Part anthology, cultural studies, history, journalism and political science, it manages to consistently engage the reader" African Studies Review "Lindfors's book shows how the 'edutainment' of the 19th century perpetuated an ignorance of Africa that makes it easy for whites to stay racist and difficult for blacks to gain an accurate and dignified understanding of their heritage. . . . an unusually