Origins of Pan-Africanism - Henry Sylvester Williams, Africa, and the African Diaspora

Zusatztext 'The remarkable list of activities pursued by Williams throughout his life is enough to mark him out as a figure of some historical importance. It is surely something of an historiographical scandal that he continues to be widely neglected?Sherwood's book should therefore be celebrated for the detailed historical reconstruction it provides of Williams's life and times.' - Caribbean Review of Books Informationen zum Autor Marika Sherwood is Hungarian-born! and has researched and published on various aspects of Black British history! especially on Black political activists and on education issues. In 1992Marika and her colleaguesfounded the Black & Asian Studies Association! to encourage research and disseminate information on this history. She edited BASA's Newsletter until2007 and chaired BASA until c.2005. Zusammenfassung This book recounts the life story of the pioneering Henry Sylvester Williams through original research, each chapter set in the social context of the times, providing insight not only into a remarkable man who has been heretofore virtually written out of history, but also into the African Diaspora in the UK a century ago. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. From Childhood to Teaching 2. Somewhere in North America 1891 – 1896 3. The First Years in London, 1896 – 1899 4. The African Association 5. Preparations for the Pan-African Conference 6. The Pan-African Conference, July 1900 7. The Pan-African Association August 1900 – February 1901 8. Spreading the Word 9. London, September 1901 – September 1903 10. Struggles in South Africa 1903 – 1904 11. Back in London, 1905 – 1908 12. Williams the Elected Politician 1906 – 1908 13. Working for Africans and West Indians 14. Involved with Liberia, 1907 – 1908 15. Returning Home

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• Authors: Marika Sherwood, Marika (Institute of Commonwealth Studie Sherwood, Marika (Institute of Commonwealth Studies Sherwood, Sherwood Marika
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2012
• EAN: 9780415633239
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63323-9
• No. of pages: 372
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History; Routledge Studies in Modern British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Regional Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, African History, Regional Geography, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General