1st Edition

Black Globalism The International Politics of a Non-State Nation

By Sterling Johnson Copyright 1998
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998, Black Globalism: The International Politics of a Non-state Nation examines the international political behaviour of African-Americans. From the slave revolts of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, to the influence of the Congressional Black Caucus on US foreign policy, the author examines the impact of the domestic racial environment on the international interests and... Read more

Part 1. The Roots of Pan-Africanism. 1. The Spiritual Roots of Pan-Africanism. 2. The Emigration Debate: Colonization. Part 2. Individuals as Global Actors. 3. Martin Delany and the Politics of Nationalism. 4. Bishop Turner’s Dream of Exodus. 5. Chief Alfred Charles Sam’s African Plan. 6. Booker T. Washington and the White Man’s Burden. 7. W.E.B. DuBois: Pan-Africanist. 8. Marcus A. Garvey: Black Moses. 9. Malcolm X: The International Politics of Black Liberation. Part 3. National Organizational-Level International Actors. 10. African-American Organizations and US Foreign Policy. 11. Congress and African-American Foreign Policy Influence. 12. African-Americans, Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Affairs. 13. African-Americans and the Global Economy.

Biography

Sterling Johnson

’Black Globalism is a well-written narrative of African Americans’ views of Africa and their interest in it since 1619 when slaves first arrived...The book is a solid contribution to Black Nationalist literature.’ Ethnic Conflict