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McLean, Mora. Contested terrain: the African American Institute and Black Americans, circa 1952 – 1977. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-ggqr-d086

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TitleContested terrain: the African American Institute and Black Americans, circa 1952 – 1977
NameMcLean, Mora (author); Satter, Beryl (chair); Rutgers University; Graduate School - Newark
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-01 (degree)
SubjectAfrican studies, Black studies, American studies, Cold war, African Americans, African studies, Development, NGOs, U.S. foreign policy
Extent272 pages
DescriptionThis dissertation explores the buried history of the African-American Institute a New York-based private organization, also known as "AAI," and widely considered to be the most influential Africa-focused, nongovernmental organization in the United States during the post 1945 Cold War era. The study traces major episodes in AAI’s evolution, from its founding in the early 1950s through the late 1970s. Despite appropriation by U.S. government agencies and private foundations during this period, AAI remained at least partially responsive to the progressive vision of its black co-founders. However, adherents of that progressive vision were constantly forced to navigate the politics of knowledge production about, and engagement with, Africa within an institutionally white racist U.S. context. This dissertation shows how black people handled these tensions while pushing as hard as they could to advance a liberatory education agenda that simultaneously expanded higher education opportunities for Africans and pursued the goal of disseminating non-racist knowledge about Africa within the U.S.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-ggqr-d086
LanguageEnglish
CollectionGraduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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