Black gold of the sun : searching for home in England and Africa

Where are you from?' 'No, where are you really from?' These questions, which he has been asked since boyhood, drive Ekow Eshun to travel through Ghana in search of his roots, and lead him on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West to the present day and what it means to be black. In search of answers, Ekow unearths yet more questions, some shocking contradictions and some long-forgotten truths about his family past... Leaving his home in London, Ekow Eshun sets out for Ghana, the home of his family, in search of his roots. Travelling from Accra to Cape Coast, to the Ashanti region and on into Ghana's far north, his journey intersects with other voyages - including those of his father and mother and his grandparents