Providential Design: American Negroes and Garveyism in South Africa

Authors

Robert T. Vinson

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Africana Studies

Department

History

Publication Date

9-1-2009

Book Title

From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International since the Age of Revolution

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Editor

Michal O. West, William and Martin and Fanon Che Wilkins

City

Chapel Hill

First Page

130

Last Page

154

Abstract

Transcending geographic and cultural lines, From Toussaint to Tupac is an ambitious collection of essays exploring black internationalism and its implications for a black consciousness. At its core, black internationalism is a struggle against oppression, whether manifested in slavery, colonialism, or racism. The ten essays in this volume offer a comprehensive overview of the global movements that define black internationalism, from its origins in the colonial period to the present. From Toussaint to Tupac focuses on three moments in global black history: the American and Haitian revolutions, the Garvey movement and the Communist International following World War I, and the Black Power movement of the late twentieth century. Contributors demonstrate how black internationalism emerged and influenced events in particular localities, how participants in the various struggles communicated across natural and man-made boundaries, and how the black international aided resistance on the local level, creating a collective consciousness. In sharp contrast to studies that confine Black Power to particular national locales, this volume demonstrates the global reach and resonance of the movement. The volume concludes with a discussion of hip hop, including its cultural and ideological antecedents in Black Power.

ISBN

9780807859728

Recommended Citation

Vinson, R. T. (2009). Providential Design: American Negroes and Garveyism in South Africa. Michal O. West, William and Martin and Fanon Che Wilkins (Ed.), From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International since the Age of Revolution (pp. 130-154). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/asbookchapters/107