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Author Markle, Seth M., author

Title A motorcycle on Hell Run : Tanzania, Black power, and the uncertain future of pan-Africanism, 1964-1974 / Seth M. Markle
Published East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series
Ruth Simms Hamilton African diaspora series.
Contents Part I. Enounters -- 1964 : Friendship -- 1967 : Growth & conflict -- Part II. Doings -- 1968-1972 : Teaching -- 1968-1972 : Books -- Part III. Uncertainties -- 1970-1974 : Pan-Africanism's nadir
Summary "Between 1964 and 1974 Tanzania came to be regarded as a model nation and a leading frontline state in the struggle for African liberation on the continent and beyond. During this time, a number of African American and Caribbean nationalists, leftists, and pan-Africanists traveled to and settled in Tanzania to join the country that many believed to be leading Africa's liberation struggle. This historical study examines the political landscape of that crucial moment when African American, Caribbean, and Tanzanian histories overlapped, shedding light on the challenges of creating a new nation and the nature of African American and Caribbean participation in Tanzania's nationalist project. In examining the pragmatic partnerships and exchanges between socialist Tanzania and activists and organizations associated with the Black power movements in the United States and the Caribbean, this study argues that the Tanzanian one-party government actively engaged with the diaspora and sought to utilize its political, cultural, labor, and intellectual capital to further its national building agenda, but on its own terms, creating tension within the pan-Africanism movement. An excellent resource for academics and nonacademics alike, this work is the first of its kind, revealing the significance of the radical political and social movements of Tanzania and what it means for us today"--Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Nation-building -- Tanzania -- History -- 20th century
Pan-Africanism -- History -- 20th century
Black power -- Tanzania -- History -- 20th century
West Indians -- Tanzania -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Tanzania -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global)
African Americans
Black power
International relations
Nation-building
Pan-Africanism
Politics and government
West Indians
SUBJECT Tanzania -- Relations -- West Indies
United States -- Relations -- Tanzania
Tanzania -- Relations -- United States
Tanzania -- Politics and government -- 1964- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132382
Subject Tanzania
United States
West Indies
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609175344
1609175344