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Author Talton, Benjamin, author

Title In this land of plenty : Mickey Leland and Africa in American politics / Benjamin Talton
Published Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations
Series Politics and culture in modern America
Politics and culture in modern America.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. "The Low Rising Against the High and Mighty": Radicalism and Protest in Addis Ababa and Houston -- Chapter 2. Redefining Black Politics: The Third World Spirit and Black Internationalism in Congress -- Chapter 3. "Horrendous Are the Hard Times": Western Food Aid and Ethiopia in the Age of Reagan -- Chapter 4. Activists on the Inside: The Black Caucus Battles White Rule and U.S. Anticommunism in Southern Africa -- Chapter 5. Ending Hunger in Africa: Humanitarianism Against Austerity
Chapter 6. "Flying in the Face of the Storm": Ethiopia, the United States, and the End of the Cold War -- Conclusion. The Tragic Demise of Third World Politics in the United States -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary When Congressman Mickey Leland died in 1989, he was a forty-four-year-old, charismatic, black, radical American. In This Land of Plenty presents Leland as the personification of international radicalism and examines African Americans' successes and failures in radically influencing U.S. foreign policy toward Global South countries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Leland, Mickey
SUBJECT Leland, Mickey fast
Subject African American politicians -- 20th century -- Biography
Humanitarian assistance, American -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
African American politicians
Diplomatic relations
Humanitarian assistance, American
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Africa
Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States
Subject Africa
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0812296338
9780812296334