James Hoke Sweet is an American historian, who served as president of the

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in 2022. He is best known for his books ''Recreating Africa'' (2003) and ''Domingos Álvares'' (2011), specialising in African history. A graduate of the

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and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, he has taught at

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, the

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, and the

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