African American views of the Japanese
Subtitle: solidarity or sedition?
By: Reginald Kearney.
Series: SUNY series, global conflict and peace education
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: African Americans -- Relations with Japanese.; United States -- Race relations.
Description: African American Views of the Japanese reveals a page of history long ignored. In black America, Japanese were not always known for racist remarks, Sambo images, and discriminatory hiring practices. Once, thousands of African Americans thought of the Japanese as "champions of the darker races.".

Here Reginald Kearney examines the role played by Japan and its people in the dreams of prosperity for many African Americans. He also uncovers the shock many blacks felt upon learning that this high regard for the Japanese had been betrayed by discriminatory remarks and actions. But overall Kearney remains optimistic that the African American-Japanese rift can be mended.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-186) and index.
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University.