When Africa Awakes

Name: When Africa Awakes
Author: Hubert H. Harrison
ISBN: 9781787365520

Author: Hubert H. Harrison
Series: African Library
Language: English
Length: 120 pages
ISBN: 9781787365520
Published: 19 January 2023
Imprint: Sovereign

african american
african
black culture
black heritage
discrimination
racism
salvery
equality
inequality
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Description

When Africa Awakes is a powerful meditation on Pan-African identity and solidarity, offering an incisive analysis of the complex political and social forces that have shaped the African diaspora. By critically examining the historical legacies of oppression, Harrison engages in an interdisciplinary exploration of racial injustice and its impacts on African societies. He posits that meaningful progress towards liberation must involve histories of resistance, collective action, and revolutionary thought.

Author

Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927) was a Caribbean-born writer, orator, and intellectual known as a founding figure of Harlem radicalism. A fierce critic of racism and colonialism, he lectured widely on history, science, and Black self-determination. When Africa Awakes reflects his belief that awakening political consciousness was essential to liberation.

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