Title African American views of the Japanese : solidarity or sedition? / Reginald Kearney

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 201 pages) Series SUNY series, global conflict and peace education SUNY series, global conflict and peace education. Contents Part 1: First impressions -- Early views of the Japanese -- Reactions to the Russo-Japanese War -- Part 2: Choosing sides -- Fellow victims of racism -- Champions of the darker races -- Pro-Japan sentiment upswing -- Reactions to war in the pacific -- Shockwaves out of Japan Summary African American Views of the Japanese reveals a page of history long ignored. In black America, Japanese were not always known for racist remarks, Sambo images, and discriminatory hiring practices. Once, thousands of African Americans thought of the Japanese as "champions of the darker races." Ordinary urban ghetto dwellers, share-croppers, and tenant farmers looked to the Land of the Rising Sun for salvation. Some of the greatest leaders in the fight for equal rights and greater freedoms--such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Monroe Trotter, Mary Church Terrell, Ida Wells Barnett, George Schuyler, A. Philip Randolph, and James Weldon Johnson--saw allies in the struggle for equality. The Afro-centric Marcus Garvey shared his stage with the Japanese. In his teachings, Elijah Muhammad taught that the original black man was Asian and acknowledged Japan's role as leader. Here Reginald Kearney examines the role played by Japan and its people in the dreams of prosperity for many African Americans. He also uncovers the shock many blacks felt upon learning that this high regard for the Japanese had been betrayed by discriminatory remarks and actions. But overall Kearney remains optimistic that the African American-Japanese rift can be mended. -- Provided by publisher Notes Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-186) and index Notes Print version record Subject African Americans -- Relations with Japanese. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African Americans -- Relations with Japanese Race relations SUBJECT United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494 Subject United States Form Electronic book LC no. 97044963 ISBN 0585092230 9780585092232 1438408544 9781438408545

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