From Toussaint to Tupac

by West, Michael O.; Martin, William G.; Wilkins, Fanon Che

• ISBN13: 9780807859728
• ISBN10: 0807859729
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

Transcending geographic and cultural lines,From Toussaint to Tupacis an ambitious collection of essays exploring black internationalism and its implications for a black consciousness. At its core, black internationalism is a struggle against oppression, whether manifested in slavery, colonialism, or racism. The ten essays in this volume offer a comprehensive overview of the global movements that define black internationalism, from its origins in the colonial period to the present. From Toussaint to Tupacfocuses on three moments in global black history: the American and Haitian revolutions, the Garvey movement and the Communist International following World War I, and the Black Power movement of the late twentieth century. Contributors demonstrate how black internationalism emerged and influenced events in particular localities, how participants in the various struggles communicated across natural and man-made boundaries, and how the black international aided resistance on the local level, creating a collective consciousness. In sharp contrast to studies that confine Black Power to particular national locales, this volume demonstrates the global reach and resonance of the movement. The volume concludes with a discussion of hip hop, including its cultural and ideological antecedents in Black Power.Contributors: Hakim Adi, Middlesex University, London Sylvia R. Frey, Tulane University William G. Martin, Binghamton University Brian Meeks, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Marc D. Perry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Lara Putnam, University of Pittsburgh Vijay Prashad, Trinity College Robyn Spencer, Lehman College Robert T. Vinson, College of William and Mary Michael O. West, Binghamton University Fanon Che Wilkins, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

Author Biography

Michael O. West is professor of sociology and Africana studies at Binghamton University. William G. Martin is professor of sociology at Binghamton University. Fanon Che Wilkins is associate professor of African American history and culture in the Graduate School of American Studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction Contours of the Black International From Toussaint to Tupac	p. 1
The American Revolution and the Creation of a Global African World	p. 47
Haiti, I'm Sorry The Haitian Revolution and the Forging of the Black International	p. 72
Nothing Matters but Color Transnational Circuits, the Interwar Caribbean, and the Black International	p. 107
Providential Design American Negroes and Garveyism in South Africa	p. 130
The Negro Question The Communist International and Black Liberation in the Interwar Years	p. 155
Waiting for the Black Gandhi Satyagraha and Black Internationalism	p. 179
The Rise and Fall of Caribbean Black Power	p. 197
Merely One Link in the Worldwide Revolution Internationalism, State Repression, and the Black Panther Party, 1966-1972	p. 215
Hip Hop's Diasporic Landscapes of Blackness	p. 232
Bibliography	p. 259
About the Authors	p. 299
Index	p. 303
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