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Linda Heywood

1945–

United States

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Linda Marinda Heywood (born Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago 1945) is a Caribbean-American historian and professor of African American studies and history at Boston University. Before coming to Boston University in 2003, Heywood taught at Howard University (1984-2003). Heywood is a specialist in African history, with a particular interest in Angola.

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