African Americans and the Nigerian Civil War, 1967–1970 : ‘Black America Cares’ (Paperback)

Introduction  1. ‘The rich vigorous flood of Africa as she rises in Strength and Beauty’: Nigerian and African American interactions across the Black Atlantic, 1919?1960  2. ‘The crop of destiny’: African Americans and Nigeria, 1960?1966  3. ‘To the benefit of Africa, the world, and ourselves’: the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa (ANLCA) mission to Nigeria, 1966?1968  4. ‘Black America Cares’: The humanitarian response of African Americans to reports of famine and ‘genocide’ in Biafra, 1968?1970  5. ‘Do our brothers and sisters care?’: The Joint Afro Committee on Biafra and African American supporters of Biafran independence, 1969?1970  6. ‘Long live the united Republic of Nigeria ? the hope of black men everywhere in this twentieth century world’: African Americans and the priority of Nigerian Unity, 1969?1970  7. Conclusion