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Race for Sanctions: African Americans Against Apartheid, 1946-1994
Contributor(s): Nesbitt, Francis Njubi (Author)
ISBN: 0253342325     ISBN-13: 9780253342324
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $39.55  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: May 2004
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Annotation: This study traces the evolution of the anti-apartheid movement from its origins in the 1940s through the civil rights and black power eras to its maturation in the 1980s as a force that transformed U.S. foreign policy. The movement initially met resistance and was soon repressed, only to reemerge during the civil rights era, when it became radicalized with the coming of the black freedom movement. The book looks at three important political groups: TransAfrica--the black lobby for Africa and the Caribbean; the Free South Africa Movement; and lastly the Congressional Black Caucus and its role in passing sanctions against South Africa over President Reagan's veto. It concludes with an assessment of the impact of sanctions on the release of Nelson Mandela and his eventual election as president of South Africa. The story of the successful attempt by African Americans to influence U.S. policy toward South Africa.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Political Science | Civil Rights
Dewey: 327.174
LCCN: 2003015567
Series: Blacks in the Diaspora
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.34" W x 9.42" (1.15 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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An important contribution to the political history of this period [and] a must for those interested in the influence of the great pan-Africanists. --Elliott P. Skinner

This study traces the evolution of the anti-apartheid movement from its origins in the 1940s through the civil rights and black power eras to its maturation in the 1980s as a force that transformed U.S. foreign policy. The
movement initially met resistance and was soon repressed, only to reemerge during the civil rights era, when it became radicalized with the coming of the black freedom movement. The book looks at three important political groups: TransAfrica--the black lobby for Africa and the Caribbean; the Free South Africa Movement; and lastly the Congressional Black Caucus and its role in passing sanctions against South Africa over President Reagan's veto. It concludes with an assessment of the impact of sanctions on the release of Nelson Mandela and his eventual election as president of South Africa.