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Fighting for Africa
Robert . Ed(S): Johnson
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Description for Fighting for Africa
Paperback. This book reveals contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to freeing Africa from colonialism and racism. An ideal text for university and legal audiences, this book chronicles the development of the concept of Pan-Africanism and applies its tenets to the processes of de-colonization and nationalism (nation-building) in Africa. Editor(s): Johnson, Robert. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
Fighting for Africa captures the commitment and contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to the fight to free Africa from colonialism and racism. Ambassador Dudley Thompson, though born in the West Indies, became a British barrister. Thompson lived in Africa, where he provided essential legal services to Jomo Kenyatta when he was a defendant in the infamous Mau Mau trials of the 1950s and when Kenyatta became the president of independent Kenya. In addition, Ambassador Thompson drafted the constitution for newly independent Tanzania and served as legal advisor to its president, Julius Nyerere. Bill Sutherland, born in the ... Read more
Fighting for Africa captures the commitment and contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to the fight to free Africa from colonialism and racism. Ambassador Dudley Thompson, though born in the West Indies, became a British barrister. Thompson lived in Africa, where he provided essential legal services to Jomo Kenyatta when he was a defendant in the infamous Mau Mau trials of the 1950s and when Kenyatta became the president of independent Kenya. In addition, Ambassador Thompson drafted the constitution for newly independent Tanzania and served as legal advisor to its president, Julius Nyerere. Bill Sutherland, born in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761847915
SKU
V9780761847915
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About Robert . Ed(S): Johnson
Robert Johnson, Jr. is a professor of Africana studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, a playwright, and an attorney. He has published extensively in the field of African-American history, most notably Race, Law and Public Policy: Cases and Materials on Law and Public Policy of Race, 3rd Edition; Shona (with Gary N. Van Wyk); Why Blacks Left America for Africa: ... Read more
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