Africans on African-Americans : the creation and uses of an African-American myth

Between the end of the nineteenth century and the outbreak of World War 2, Africans displaced by colonial rule created an African-American myth - a myth which aggrandized the life and attainments of African Americans despite full knowledge of the discrimination to which they were subjected. The myth provided Africans in all parts of the continent with much needed succour and underpinned various religious, educational, political and social models based on the experience of African Americans whereby Africans sought to better their own lives. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-6 The Shape and Shaping of the African-American Myth....Pages 7-39 African Millenarianism and the African-American Myth....Pages 40-53 African Cultural Nationalism: Contrasting Views of the African-American Myth....Pages 54-77 African-American Models in African Politics....Pages 78-111 Africans and African-American Educational Models....Pages 112-144 The South African Liberal Movement and the Model of the American South....Pages 145-175 Conclusion....Pages 176-181 Back Matter....Pages 182-246 Between the end of the 19th century and the outbreak of World War II, Africans displaced by colonial rule created an African-American myth which aggrandized the life and attainments of African Americans. This text looks at the religious, educational, political and social areas of this myth.