Proudly we can be Africans : Black Americans and Africa, 1935-1961 /

In the mid-20th century nations across Africa fought for their independence from colonial forces. By examining black Americans' attitudes toward and responses to these struggles, this work probes the shifting meaning of Africa in the intellectual, political and social lives of African Americans...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Meriwether, James Hunter, 1963- (Auteur)
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002.
Reeks:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=82175
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Ethiopia : the Italo-Ethiopian War and reconceptualizing contemporary Africa, 1935-1936
  • In world war and cold war : configuring anticolonialism and internationalism, 1941-1950
  • South Africa : apartheid and nonviolent resistance, 1948-1953
  • Kenya : the Mau Mau and revolutionary violence, 1952-1956
  • Ghana : African independence, 1957-1958
  • The year of Africa : lows, highs, and corners, 1960
  • Congo ; independence, Black nationalism, leftism, and splintering, 1960-1961.