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Title

Pan-Africanism or communism. Foreword by Richard Wright. Introd. by Azinna Nwafor.

Author

Padmore, George, 1902-1959

Publication

Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1971.

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Details

Description

xlii, 439 p.; 22 cm.

Subjects

• History
• Nationalism and communism > Africa
• Indigenous peoples > Africa
• Africa > History
• Communism > Africa
• Nationalism > Africa

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Part One: -- I. Back to Africa movements: National home for Negroes in Sierra Leone ; Slaves in Britain ; The Somerset case ; The Clapham set ; The Sierra Leone Company ; The Nova Scotian settlers ; The West Indian settlers ; The Creole community ; Missionary influence among the Creoles ; First African bishop ; Constitutional development in Sierra Leone -- II. Founding of Liberia: A Negro pioneer ; Free Negroes of America ; Early Afro-American settlers ; Bill of Rights -- III. Birth pains of black nationhood: Dr. Blyden's diplomatic mission ; Frontier problems ; Financial problems ; Foreign intrigues ; Dollar imperialism takes over ; League of Nations enquiry ; Renascent Liberia -- Part Two: -- IV. Africa: Pawn in European diplomacy: Britain leads the way ; France follows Britain ; The Berlin Conference ; Anglo-French conflict over Fashoda ; Anglo-German rivalries in East Africa ; From mandates to trusteeship --^
• V. Black Zionism or Garveyism: The Negro Moses ; Birth of Negro empire ; Black Christ and Madonna ; Mission to the promised land ; End of a utopian empire -- Part Three: -- VI. Background to Pan-Africanism: Washington-Dubois controversy ; The Niagara movement ; From Niagara to N.A.A.C.P. -- VII. Origin of Pan-Africanism: First Pan-African Congress ; Petition to League of Nations ; Post-war violence in U.S.A. ; Second Pan-African Congress ; Massacre of the Hottentots -- VIII. Growth of Pan-Africanism: Collapse of black Zionism ; Third Pan-African Congress ; Fourth Pan-African Congress ; International African friends of Abyssinia ; International African Service Bureau ; Aims and objects of the International African Service Bureau ; Birth of Pan-African Federation --^
• IX. Pan-Africanism comes of age: Fifth Pan-African Congress ; Open letter to labour prime minister ; Tribute to a Negro leader ; Fifth Pan-African Congress decisions ; Warning of race conflicts in Africa ; Declaration to colonial powers -- X. Pan-Africanism in action: West African national secretariat ; N.C.N.C. mission to London ; Birth of C.P.P. ; First victory for Pan-Africanism ; Planning for self-government ; The Nkrumah Constitution ; Appeal for national unity against tribalism -- Part Four -- XI. British and French colonial systems compared: British attitude to colonial nationalism ; Structure of French empire ; Constitution of French Republic ; Union new name for old empire ; Colonial deputies in French parliament ; The Doctrine of Assimilation -- XII. Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish and South African native policies: The Belgian Congo system ; Portuguese colonialism ; Spanish colonialism ; South African Apartheid policy -- Part Five --^
• XIII. British multi-racial policy in practice-Kenya: How the whites came to Kenya ; The European highlands ; Taxation and forced labour ; Political domination by colour bar ; Kikuyu independent schools ; Forerunner of Mau Mau -- XIV. What and who is Mau Mau?: An African manifesto ; Military operations against Mau Mau ; African peace terms rejected ; Multi-racial constitution ; Kenyatta repudiates violence -- XV. Constitutional development and tribalism in Nigeria: The making of modern Nigeria ; Constitutional evolution ; The Clifford Constitution ; The Richards Consitution ; The Macpherson Constitution ; Coalition Council of Ministers ; The political parties ; 1953 constitutional crisis ; The London Conference ; The Lyttelton Constitution ; Tribal quarrel over federal capital ; Self-government ; 1956? --^
• XVI. Communism and black nationalism: Leninist anti-imperialism ; China's revolt against colonialism ; Communism and the Negro question ; Communism and anti-imperialism ; Communism in black Africa ; Communism and Bantu nationalism ; Colonial pressure groups -- Appendix I: Liberian Declaration of Independence -- Appendix II: Text of original Liberian Constitution with amendments -- Appendix III: Dr. Nkrumah's speech on the motion for independence -- Appendix IV: Gold Coast (Constitution) order in council 1954 -- Appendix V: Decisions of the Asian-African Conference - 1955 -- Index.

LCCN

^^^71164438^//r902

OCLC

• 210862
• SCSB-11095943

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library