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African Liberation and American Activists over a Half-Century, 1950-2000
Africa World Press
November 2007
On Sale: November 5, 2007
262 pages
ISBN: 1592215750
EAN: 9781592215751
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Tell no lies; claim no easy victories - Amilcar Cabral, 1965
African news making headlines in the U.S.A. today is
dominated by disaster: wars, famine, HIV/AIDS. Americans who
respond from Hollywood stars to ordinary citizens are
learning that real solutions require more than charity. This
book provides for the first time a panoramic view of U.S.
activism on Africa from 1950 to 2000, activism grounded in a
common struggle for justice. It portrays organizations,
individual activists, and transnational networks that
contributed to African liberation from colonialism and from
apartheid in South Africa. In turn, it shows how African
struggles informed U.S. activism including the civil rights
and black power movements. Intended for activists, analysts,
students, researchers, teachers, and anyone concerned with
world issues, the authors draw on interviews, research and
personal experience to portray the history and stimulate
reflection on international solidarity today. The book
includes an overview of the half century, short vignettes
that feature key actors or events, photo documentation, and
five chapters: The 1950s: Africa Rising by Lisa Brock,
professor of history at Columbia College, Chicago and author
of Between Race and Empire. The 1960s: Making Connections by
Marianna (Mimi) Edmunds, teacher and film producer whose
work includes ten years with 60 Minutes. The 1970s:
Expanding Networks by Joseph F. Jordan, director of the
Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at
the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). The 1980s:
The Anti-Apartheid Convergence by David Goodman, author of
Fault Lines: Journeys into the New South Africa and
co-author of the bestseller Static. The 1990s: Seeking New
Directions by Walter Turner, San Francisco Bay area
activist, teacher and radio journalist with KPFA/Pacifica Radio.
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