Facing the rising sun : African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity /

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The surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in East St. Louis, Illinois a group of African Americans engaged in military drills were eagerly awaiting a Japanese invasion of the U.S.-- an invasion that they planned to join. Since the rise...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Horne, Gerald (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : New York University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
African Americans > History.
Solidarity > African Americans.
Solidarity > Asian Americans.
Slavery > United States.
Race relations.
Noirs américains > Histoire.
Esclavage > États-Unis.
Relations raciales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
African Americans
Race relations
Slavery
Ethnische Beziehungen
Schwarze
Solidarität
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
United States
Japan
USA
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Japan rises / Negroes cheer
  • Harlem, Addis Ababa and Tokyo
  • Japan establishes a foothold in Black America
  • White supremacy loses "face"
  • Pro-Tokyo Negroes convicted and imprisoned
  • Japanese Americans interned, Negroes next?
  • "Brown Americans" fight "brown Japanese" in the Pacific War?
  • Aftermath.

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