1st Edition

Africa in Black Liberation Activism Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael and Walter Rodney

By Tunde Adeleke Copyright 2017
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This book revisits and analyzes three of the most accomplished twentieth century Black Diaspora activists: Malcolm X (1925–1965), Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998) and Walter Rodney (1942–1980). All three began their careers in the Diaspora and later turned toward Africa. This became the foundation for developing and solidifying a global force that would advance the struggles of Africans and people... Read more

Introduction: Africa and the Black American Struggle: Historical Contexts

1. Malcolm X: Africa and the Struggle for Black Empowerment

2. Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture): Existentialist African

3. Walter A. Rodney: Guerilla Intellectual

Conclusion: "Sine Qua Non": Mother Africa

Biography

Tunde Adeleke is Professor and the Director of the African and African American Studies Program at Iowa State University, USA.