Author: Gerald Horne
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Facing the Rising Sun : African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity
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 of Japan as a superpower less…
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The Counter–Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America
The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. But the Africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with the British. In this trailblazing book, Gerald Horne shows that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but…