South Africa

The Fight Against South African Airways in Houston

April 25, 2024April 21, 2024 Nicholas Grant #SouthAfricanApartheid, 20thCentury, Apartheid, black internationalism, South Africa

This post is part of our forum on “The End of South African Apartheid Anniversary.” On Thursday December 9 1982,

Coke Money and Apartheid Divestment in U.S. Higher Education

May 10, 2023May 11, 2023 Amanda Joyce Hall Activism, Apartheid, Emory, South Africa, Student Movement

Philanthropic gifting to US higher education amounted to an astronomical $52.9 billion in 2021. Higher education has enjoyed a long

Jack Johnson and Africa: Boxing and Race in Colonial Africa

October 12, 2021October 11, 2021 Abraham Tapiwa Seda African Diaspora, black internationalism, Boxing, Gender, South Africa, sports, Zimbabwe

Jack Johnson never set foot in Africa, but the circulation of his images was heavily censored and sometimes prohibited in

‘Dockworker Power’: Transnational Struggles for Justice

May 16, 2019May 6, 2019 Ralph Callebert Activism, black internationalism, black protest, labor, race, Racial Capitalism, Resistance, South Africa

Dockworkers are a favorite subject for many labor historians—including myself. Historically, they have proven themselves reliably radical and strike-prone, and

Rhodes Must Fall: A New Book on the Oxford Student Movement

January 2, 2019January 29, 2019 Keisha N. Blain Activism, decolonization, race, Resistance, South Africa, student activism, white supremacy

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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