Movement Matters

Examining four decades of American antiapartheid activism Movement Matters analyzes the long-term impact of the American antiapartheid movement on American civil religion. Exploring issues of race politics and culture the book presents a fresh look at the importance of antiapartheid activism in America. Movement Matters examines three crucial conflicts that shaped this activism: the debate between those holding an integrationist vision of the civil rights movement and the advocates of a Pan-Africanist view (the Black Power movement); the tension between the antiracist credibility American leaders sought to project to the world and the anticommunist thrust of American foreign policy which led to a tacit alliance with South Africa; and the dispute over whether non-violence of armed liberation provided the best strategy for ending apartheid. For students of American history African history politics and cultural studies this is a valuable resource and an essential read. . Language: English