| Description |
1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 'The Rich Vigorous Flood of Africa as she Rises in Strength and Beauty': Nigerian and African American Interactions across the Black Atlantic, 1919-1960 -- 2 'The Crop of Destiny': African Americans and Nigeria, 1960-1966 -- 3 'To the benefit of Africa, the World, and Ourselves': The American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa (ANLCA) mission to Nigeria, 1966-1968 |
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4 'Black America Cares': The Humanitarian Response of African Americans to Reports of Famine and 'Genocide' in Biafra, 1968-1970 -- 5 'Do our Brothers and Sisters Care?': The Joint Afro Committee on Biafra and African American supporters of Biafran Independence, 1969-1970 -- 6 'Long live the united Republic of Nigeria - The Hope of black men Everywhere in this Twentieth Century World': African Americans and the Priority of Nigerian Unity, 1969-1970 -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
This book is the first to recover and analyse at length the extent, complexity, and character of African American responses to the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970) |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Political activity -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century
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Civil rights -- Nigeria -- History -- 20th century
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
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Public opinion -- United States
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Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970 -- Foreign public opinion, American
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United States -- Relations -- Nigeria
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Nigeria -- Relations -- United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781040098578 |
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1040098576 |
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