James A. Farquharson

African Americans and the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970 (eBook, ePUB)

'Black America Cares'

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040098578
• Artikelnr.: 72282510

Autorenporträt

James A. Farquharson received a PhD from Australian Catholic University and a Masters from University of Sydney. He is a historian of the United States in the World, and his most recent article was published in Journal of Global History in 2021.

Inhaltsangabe

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 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 7. Conclusion