This Defeat History documentary follows an imagined household considering Ghana as it separates ancestral connection from lawful residence, citizenship, land rights, livelihood, and the everyday work of becoming neighbors.
Watch the public documentary on YouTube: Making a Home in Africa.
Record facts
Record ID: DH-1826
- Evidence status / uncertainty
- public YouTube release verified by Vera; companion Defeat History story already published
- Sources verified on
- 2026-10-05
- Public playback verified on
- 2026-10-05
- Series name
- Our History, Our Home, Our Future
- Transcript
- Unknown / not verified
- Chapters
- 0:00 What turns a destination into a home?
0:58 Residence and citizenship
2:21 A home, land rights, and livelihood
4:12 Becoming neighbors
6:13 A fuller idea of home
6:53 African lives and histories
Watch this documentary on YouTube
Related documentaries
- Making a Home in Africa
Episode 6 of Our History, Our Home, Our Future follows an imagined household considering Ghana while separating heritage, residence, citizenship, land, work and neighboring.
Companion stories, sources and explainers
- Making a Home in Ghana: Residence, Land, Work, and Neighboring
A sourced companion to Making a Home in Africa, separating heritage, residence, citizenship, land rights, work, and reciprocal participation in Ghana.
Companion to a public documentary
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Sources
- Defeat History YouTube, Making a Home in Africa
- Defeat History companion story, Making a Home in Ghana: Residence, Land, Work, and Neighboring
- Ghana Immigration Service, Right Of Abode
- Judicial Service of Ghana, Land and Natural Resources
- African Union, The Diaspora Division
- Library of Congress, African Beginnings
Published October 5, 2026 · Updated October 5, 2026 · Report a correction