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"Though many scholars will acknowledge the Anglo-Saxon character of black American nationalism, few have dealt with the imperialistic ramifications of this connection. Now, Nigerian-born scholar Tunde Adeleke reexamines nineteenth-century black American nationalism, finding not only that it embodied the racist and paternalistic values of Euro-American culture but also that nationalism played an active role in justifying Europe's intrusion into Africa." "Adeleke looks at the life and work of Martin Delany, Alexander Crummell, and Henry McNeal Turner, demonstrating that as supporters of the mission civilisatrice ("civilizing mission") these men helped lay the foundation for the colonization of Africa."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-181) and index

The cultural context of black nationalism: racist ideology and the civilizing mission -- The historical context of black nationalism: the quest for American nationality -- Martin Robison Delany: the economic and cultural contexts of imperialism -- Alexander Crummell: religious, moral, and cultural legitimation of imperialism -- Henry McNeal Turner: the cultural imperative of imperialism -- Black American nationalism and Africa: ambivalence and paradoxes

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