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In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939
Minkah Makalani
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Description for In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939
Paperback. In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939 Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
In this intellectual history, Minkah Makalani reveals how early-twentieth-century black radicals organized an international movement centered on ending racial oppression, colonialism, class exploitation, and global white supremacy. Focused primarily on two organizations, the Harlem-based African Blood Brotherhood, whose members became the first black Communists in the United States, and the International African Service Bureau, the major black anticolonial group in 1930s London, In the Cause of Freedom examines the ideas, initiatives, and networks of interwar black radicals, as well as how they communicated across continents.
Through a detailed analysis of black radical periodicals and extensive research in U.S., English, ... Read more
In this intellectual history, Minkah Makalani reveals how early-twentieth-century black radicals organized an international movement centered on ending racial oppression, colonialism, class exploitation, and global white supremacy. Focused primarily on two organizations, the Harlem-based African Blood Brotherhood, whose members became the first black Communists in the United States, and the International African Service Bureau, the major black anticolonial group in 1930s London, In the Cause of Freedom examines the ideas, initiatives, and networks of interwar black radicals, as well as how they communicated across continents.
Through a detailed analysis of black radical periodicals and extensive research in U.S., English, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469617527
SKU
V9781469617527
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About Minkah Makalani
Minkah Makalani is assistant professor of history at Rutgers University.
Reviews for In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939
An invaluable source for those researching the development of black radicalism during the interwar years." - Journal of Caribbean History "An intriguing, detailed, study. . . . A substantial achievement." - American Historical Review