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The United States And Portuguese Angola: Space, Race, And The Cold War In Africa, Alex J. Marino
The United States And Portuguese Angola: Space, Race, And The Cold War In Africa, Alex J. Marino
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation is an international history of the role of the United States in the process of decolonization in Angola, a former colony of Portugal. I argue that the United States embraced Portugal, Angola, and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo as irreplaceable Cold War allies. Decolonization in Africa challenged America’s relationship with all three countries, as competing forces within the American public called for Washington to adopt an anti-colonial, anti- racist ideology, while others demanded their government to support white supremacy at home and abroad. Decolonization in Angola, a protracted liberation struggle that started in 1961 and lasted until 1974, …
America's War In Angola, 1961-1976, Alexander Joseph Marino
America's War In Angola, 1961-1976, Alexander Joseph Marino
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
A study of the role played by the United States in Angola's War of Independence and the Angolan Civil War up to 1976.
Interview With George Schmidt, Melena Grace Nicholson
Interview With George Schmidt, Melena Grace Nicholson
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 154 minutes
Oral history interview of George Schmidt by Melena Grace Nicholson
Chicago Public School teacher and union activist, George Schmidt discusses his work as editor of Substance a newspaper covering public education that he helped found in 1975. His activism was sparked during his college years and he recounts his work during his teaching career. He was involved in the G.I. movement and military counseling, working with ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union), and people in Angola and Mozambique, before becoming a teacher. His interest in military counseling and the G.I. movement stems from his own parents’ experience during …
Transafrica Forum Issue Brief
TransAfrica Documents
A Research and Educational Affiliate of TransAfrica. 6 pages. Volume 1, No. 12