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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKersuze Simeon-Jones’ survey of the writings and philosophies of key African and diasporic writers points to the early recognition of the importance of intellectual rigor as a shaping force in such transformational ideologies and movements as indigénisme, Negritude, the Harlem Renaissance, and African Nationalism. Through Toussaint L'Ouverture, Blyden, and Crummell; DuBois and Garvey; and Césaire, Nkrumah, and Malcolm X, Professor Simeon-Jones effectively illuminates the importance of historical awareness in fostering moral responsibility and national pride in black communities from Haiti to Ghana. -- H. Adlai Murdoch, University of Illinois
Kersuze Simeon-Jones analyzes a wide variety of literary and political figures who engage complex issues, arguing how literary and political movements inspire, influence, and intersect. These leaders, some of whom have earned doctorates and others who are self-taught, represent different linguistic communities—English-speaking, French-speaking, and Spanish-speaking. Yet they, as well as their ideas, crisscross geographic boundaries, traveling to and from Africa, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. What is especially exciting is the way in which Simeon-Jones seamlessly integrates women like Ida B. Wells, Amy Jacques-Garvey, Anna Julia Cooper, Paulette Nardal, Jane Nardal, and Zora Neale Hurston into her discussion. -- Renée Larrier, Rutgers University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Interpreting the Concepts of Black Nationalism, Black Internationalism, Pan-Africanism and Universal Humanism within the Diaspora Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Toussaint Louverture: The Educational and Sociopolitical Legacy of a Leader Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Edward Blyden, Martin Delany: Perspectives on Education and Religion Chapter 5 Chapter 4: The Voices of the Foremothers: Race, Gender, and Survival Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Two Personalities, One God, One Aim, One Destiny: W. E. B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey and the New Negro Renaissance Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Jean Price-Mars: Indigénisme and the Formulae of Social Transformation Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Aimé Césaire: Négritude and the Lessons of Decolonization Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Nicolás Guillén and the Afrocriollo Movement: The Valorization of African Heritage in Hispanic Culture Chapter 10 Chapter 9: The Principles of Self-Governance and Black Power in the Writings of Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X Chapter 11 Conclusion
