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African Americans and the Nigerian Civil War, 1967–1970 ‘Black America Cares’
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
Biography
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.
