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The time was 1958, the city was Accra in Ghana and the occasion was historic. Given that this same country produced Kwame Nkrumah, first president after independence and a liberator and fighter for African unity, it was not surprising that government representatives from Ethiopia, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Republic, and representatives from the National Liberation Front of Algeria and the Union of Peoples of Cameroon gathered there to proclaim "African Freedom Day," which would "mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the People of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation."
Five years later, on May 25th, 1963 leaders of 32 independent African states met to form the Organization of African Unity. In an acknowledgment that two-thirds of the African continent had by then achieved independence from colonial rule, they changed "African Freedom Day" to "African Liberation Day". The day still marks the ongoing struggle of African people, both on the continent and in the diaspora, for self determination and independence from European and U.S. neo-colonialism and imperialism.
Now's the right time to learn more about the struggles against colonialism and neo-liberalism, especially in Africa, and especially with the FREE BOOK and FREE SHIPPING* OFFER!! And, most especially, because of the following books:
The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
By Caroline Elkins
Fifty years ago British colonialism tried to crush the independence struggle in Kenya. Tens of thousands of Africans were imprisoned and killed with the U.S. government's support. The media slandered Kenya's Land and Freedom Army, commonly known as the Mau Mau.
The product of ten years of research,Imperial Reckoning vividly describes how as many as 320,000 Mau Mau suspects were tortured in more than 50 concentration camps. Virtually the entire Kikuyu people, 1.5 million, were imprisoned in "protected villages." Harrowing accounts of life behind the barb wire are given by survivors in this book.
Elkins, a Harvard history professor, along with Kenya archivist Terry Wairimu, interviewed 300 former detainees and villagers. Their testimony tells the courage of those who refused to submit to the occupier.
Historical photos, Notes, Bibliography and Index. Softcover, 367pp. Get the companion book Histories of the Hanged.
The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire
By David Anderson
Histories of the Hanged unveils the brutality of the British army and white settlers. More than 1,000 Mau Mau suspects were hanged by British courts in Kenya. Histories of the Hanged reveals the frame-up character of these proceedings that amounted to a mass lynching. Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president was railroaded to jail as the media labeled him a "terrorist." Anderson, who lectures at Oxford, tells how Kenyatta's judge was given a 20,000 pound bribe to insure conviction.
Filled with pictures, including a photo of Kenyan hero Dedan Kimathi, who was hanged on Feb. 18, 1957. The British Government still refuses to say where his body is buried.
Includes Maps and Tables, Chronology, Notes, Glossary and Index.
softcover, 356pp
Reparations Anyone?
By Randall Robinson
In this powerful and controversial book, distinguished African-American political leader and thinker Randall Robinson makes a persuasive case for the restoration of the rich history that slavery and segregation severed. Drawing from research and personal experience, he shows that only by reclaiming their lost past and proud heritage can blacks lay the foundation for a viable future. And white Americans can begin making reparations for slavery and the century of de jure racial discrimination that followed with monetary restitution, educational programs, and the kinds of equal opportunities that will ensure the social and economic success of all citizens.
A book that is both an unflinching indictment of past wrongs and an impassioned call to our nation to educate all Americans—black and white alike—about the history of Africa and its people, The Debt tells us in no uncertain terms what white America owes blacks and what blacks owe themselves.
Paperback, 262 p.p., Index.
U.S. Out of Haiti!!
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The Haitian Revolution is a singular event in history. Never before or since has an enslaved people risen up, broken their chains, and established a new state. Haiti was a beacon of hope and inspiration to the enslaved Africans of the United States.
Haiti's history has been turbulent, but not for the reasons given by mainstream historians. Racism underlies their charges that the first black republic lacks "democratic traditions" and is prone to violence.
Drawing from a wide range of authors, experts, and historical texts, this book challenges these stereotypes and counters 200 years of cultural myths. It exposes disinformation about Haiti from the 18th century until today. Above all, it reveals the intertwined relationship between the United States and Haiti, and the untold stories of the Haitian people's resistance to U.S. aggression and occupations.
Authors include: Mumia Abu-Jamal, Ramsey Clark, Pat Chin, Edwidge Danticat, Frederick Douglas, Greg Dunkel, Ben Dupuy, Sara Flounders, Stan Goff, Kim Ives, Fleurimond Kerns, Paul Laraque, Maud LeBlanc, Sam Marcy, Franz Mendes & Steve Gillis, Felix Morriseau-Leroy.
Soft Cover, 223 pages, index, photos.
Creating Our 21st Century
Forward by Assata Shakur
Edited by Jemadari Kamara and Tony Menelik Van Der Meer
softcover, 515pp, contributors bios
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