Title Proudly we can be Africans : Black Americans and Africa, 1935-1961 / James H. Meriwether

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 336 pages) Series The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-323) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject African Americans -- Relations with Africans. African Americans -- Race identity. African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century Black people -- Civil rights -- Africa -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- Africa -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies. Black people -- Civil rights African Americans -- Intellectual life African Americans -- Race identity African Americans -- Relations with Africans Civil rights movements International relations Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT United States -- Relations -- Africa Africa -- Relations -- United States Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century Africa -- Social conditions -- 20th century Subject Africa United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0807860417 9780807860410 9781469606064 1469606062

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