The political thought of African independence : an anthology of sources /
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| Imprint: | Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2017] |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 280 pages.) |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Decolonization -- Africa. Autonomy and independence movements. Decolonization. Politics and government. Africa -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. Africa -- Politics and government -- 19th century. Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Africa. |
| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11334645 |
Table of Contents:
- Part One: Early visions of independence
- Introduction
- Samuel Crowther
- Letter to the secretaries of the Church Missionary Society, 1841
- James Africanus Horton
- Advice to the rising generation in West Africa, 1868
- The Fante Confederation Constitution, 1871
- Edward Blyden
- The origin and purpose of colonization, 1881
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- To the nations of the world, 1900
- Mojola Agbebi
- The West African problem, 1911
- J.E. Casely Hayford
- Race emancipation
- particular considerations: African nationality, 1911
- Marcus Garvey
- If you believe the Negro has a soul, 1921
- Part Two: Paths to independence
- Introduction
- The fifth Pan-African Congress
- Resolutions, 1945
- Jomo Kenyatta
- Speech at the Kenya African Union, 1952
- George Padmore
- Communism and Black nationalism, 1956
- Felix Houphouet-Boigny
- French Africa and the French Union, 1957
- Charles de Gaulle
- The Franco-African community, 1958
- The All-African People's Conference
- Resolution on imperialism and colonialism, 1958
- Bibi Titi Mohammed
- "Travel for TANU": interview, 1958
- Sekou Toure
- The political leader considered as the representative of a culture, 1959
- Gamal Abdel Nasser
- The philosophy of the revolution, 1959
- Harold Macmillan
- Wind of change, 1960
- Henrik Verwoerd
- Response to Macmillan
- Patrice Lumumba
- Two speeches, 1960
- The United Nations
- Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1960
- K.A. Busia
- The challenge of nationalism, 1962
- Part Three: Independence struggles
- Introduction
- Karari Njama
- Reflections on the Mau Mau oath, 1952
- Albert Luthuli
- The road to freedom is via the cross, 1952
- The Algerian National Liberation Front
- Proclamation of the FLN, 1954
- The Federation of South African Women
- The Women's charter, 1954
- The South African Congress of the People
- The Freedom Charter, 1955
- The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, 1956
- Ndabaningi Sithole
- White supremacy and African nationalism, 1959
- Nelson Mandela
- I am prepared to die, 1964
- Ian Smith
- Announcement of unilateral declaration of independence, 1965
- Harold Wilson
- Position of the British government on the unilateral declaration of independence by Rhodesia, 1965
- Amilcar Cabral
- The weapon of theory, 1966
- Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
- Freedom for Namibia, 1968
- Emeka Ojukwu
- The Ahiara Declaration, 1969
- Eduardo Mondlane
- The struggle for independence in Mozambique, 1969
- Part Four: Legitimating independence
- Introduction
- Kwame Nkrumah
- I speak of freedom, 1961
- Tom Mboya
- Tensions in African development, 1961
- Kabaka Mutesa II
- Decision to co-operate with Uganda, 1961
- Sir Ahmadu Bello
- Regional government, 1962
- Julius Nyerere
- Ujamaa: the basis of African socialism, 1962
- Organization of African Unity
- Founding charter, 1963
- Haile Selassie I
- A call to African leaders, 1963
- Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- Addis Ababa, 1963
- Nnamdi Azikiwe
- Tribalism: a pragmatic instrument for national unity, 1964
- Jomo Kenyatta
- A one party system, 1964
- Leopold Sedar Senghor
- African socialist humanism, 1964
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Consciencism, 1964
- Kanyama Chiume and ex-Malawian ministers
- Appeal to the U.N. and O.A.U
- J.B. Danquah
- Letter from prison to Kwame Nkrumah, 1964
- Vera Chirwa
- Origins of the cabinet crisis, 1964
- Obafemi Awolowo
- Thoughts on Nigerian constitution, 1966
- Kenneth Kaunda
- African development and foreign aid, 1966
- The Tanganyika African National Union
- The Arusha Declaration: on the policy of self-reliance in Tanzania, 1967.