Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad

Tamara is Walker is an historian, writer, and non-profit founder. Her new book is titled Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad. She is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Barnard College.

In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Tamara is the co-founder of The Wandering Scholar, a 501c3 nonprofit focused on making international travel accessible to high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. This work has, in turn, shaped her writing and creative projects: she has written about race, culture, and travel for Slate, The Guardian, The Root, and Columbia Global Reports and co-hosts a podcast, Why We Wander, which covers all things travel.

Professor Walker specializes in the history of slavery and gender in Latin America and its legacies in the modern era. She is also the author of Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial Lima, which was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017 and won the 2018 Harriet Tubman Prize from the Schomburg Center for Research on Black Culture.