Black star : African American activism in the international political economy /
Bandele, Ramla M.,1949-
Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.
A new take on an old term : operationalizing the diaspora concept -- An exploration of the relevant literature -- Still waters : understanding the political economy of the 1920s -- Home dock : United States and the BSL -- Charting the black Atlantic : the UNIA and its location in African-American politics -- Shipping politics : the case of the Black Star Line -- Stormy seas : government obstruction of BSL transnational goals -- Marooned : the rise and fall of the Black Star Line -- Clear waters : implications for the study of diasporas.
Universal Negro Improvement Association
African American businesspeople
African diaspora
Pan-Africanism
African American political activists