In search of power : African Americans in the era of decolonization, 1956-1974 / Brenda Gayle Plummer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plummer, Brenda Gayle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans.

Decolonization--Africa.

Decolonization.

African diaspora.

History.

African Americans--Relations with Africans.

Africa.

United States--Foreign relations--Africa.

United States.

International relations.

Africa--Foreign relations--United States.

African Americans--Relations with Africans--History.

African diaspora--History.

Physical Description:

vii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Summary:

"In Search of Power is a history of the era of civil rights, decolonization and Black Power. In the critical period from 1956 to 1974, the emergence of newly independent states worldwide and the struggles of the civil rights movement in the United States exposed the limits of racial integration and political freedom. Dissidents, leaders and elites alike were linked in a struggle for power in a world where the rules of the game had changed. Brenda Gayle Plummer traces the detailed connections between African Americans' involvement in international affairs and how they shaped American foreign policy, integrating African American history, the history of the African Diaspora and the history of United States foreign relations. These topics, usually treated separately, not only offer a unified view of the period but also reassess controversies and events that punctuated this colorful era of upheaval and change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

A great restlessness

Peace or a sword?

"Freedom's struggle crosses oceans and mountains"

Meeting Odinga

When race doesn't matter

Embracing the globe

Race, space, and displacement

Africa and liberation

Agenda setting on two continents

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-362) and index.

ISBN:

9781107022997

1107022991

9781107654716

1107654718

OCLC:

797969856