The Diplomacy of Theodore Brown and the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War

This book chronicles the diplomacy of civil rights activist Theodore Brown and the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa to help end the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, from 1967 to 1970.

Autorentext

Keith A. Dye earned his PhD in American history from the University of Toledo. He is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and History at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments Introduction Sourcing the Prelude to 1960: Great Britain, Nigerians, African Americans, Nigeria and the United States Two Decisions: The United States and the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa Engage Pre-War Nigeria Declaring War, Declaring African America "The Response in Africa Especially in Nigeria Was Extremely Encouraging" Conclusion: A Pyrrhic Victory? Index.