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Love for liberation : African independence, Black Power, and a diaspora underground

Hayes, Robin J., author

2021

Overview

\"During the height of the Cold War, passionate idealists across the U.S. and Africa came together to fight for Black self-determination and the antiracist remaking of society. Beginning with the 1957 Ghanaian independence celebration, the optimism and challenges of African independence leaders were publicized to African Americans through community-based newspapers and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Inspired by African independence--and frustrated with the slow pace of civil rights reforms in the U.S.--a new generation of Black Power activists embarked on nonviolent direct action campaigns and built alternative institutions designed as spaces of freedom from racial subjugation. Featuring interviews with activists, extensive archival research, and media analysis, Robin Hayes reveals how Black Power and African independence activists created a diaspora underground, characterized by collaboration and reciprocal empowerment. Together, they redefined racial discrimination as an international human rights issue requiring education, sustained collective action, and global solidarity--laying the groundwork for future transnational racial justice movements, such as Black Lives Matter\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Subject: National liberation movements Africa History 20th century. / Black power History 20th century. / Political activists Africa History 20th century. / Political activists United States History 20th century. / African American political activists United States History 20th century. / African diaspora History 20th century. / Pan-Africanism. / Africa Politics and government 20th century. / United States Race relations History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780295749051, 9780295749075

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DT31 .H38 2021	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE