African Americans In U.s. Foreign Policy: From The Era Of Frederick Douglass To The Age Of Obama
by Linda Heywood /
2015 / English / PDF
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Bookended by remarks from African American diplomats Walter C.
Carrington and Charles Stith, the essays in this volume use close
readings of speeches, letters, historical archives, diaries, and
memoirs of policymakers and newly available FBI files to confront
much-neglected questions related to race and foreign relations in
the United States. Why, for instance, did African Americans
profess loyalty and support for the diplomatic initiatives of a
nation that undermined their social, political, and economic
well-being through racist policies and cultural practices? Other
contributions explore African Americans' history in the
diplomatic and consular services and the influential roles of
cultural ambassadors like Joe Louis and Louis Armstrong. The
volume concludes with an analysis of the effects on race and
foreign policy in the administration of Barack Obama.
Bookended by remarks from African American diplomats Walter C.
Carrington and Charles Stith, the essays in this volume use close
readings of speeches, letters, historical archives, diaries, and
memoirs of policymakers and newly available FBI files to confront
much-neglected questions related to race and foreign relations in
the United States. Why, for instance, did African Americans
profess loyalty and support for the diplomatic initiatives of a
nation that undermined their social, political, and economic
well-being through racist policies and cultural practices? Other
contributions explore African Americans' history in the
diplomatic and consular services and the influential roles of
cultural ambassadors like Joe Louis and Louis Armstrong. The
volume concludes with an analysis of the effects on race and
foreign policy in the administration of Barack Obama.
Groundbreaking and critical,
Groundbreaking and critical,African Americans in U.S. Foreign
Policy
African Americans in U.S. Foreign
Policy expands on the scope and themes of recent collections
to offer the most up-to-date scholarship to students in a range
of disciplines, including U.S. and African American history,
Africana studies, political science, and American studies.
expands on the scope and themes of recent collections
to offer the most up-to-date scholarship to students in a range
of disciplines, including U.S. and African American history,
Africana studies, political science, and American studies.