Title: Blacks, Reds, and Russians
First published: 2008
Description: "One of the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations in the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave the United States to be involved in the Soviet Experiment in the 1920s and 1930s. Frustrated by the limitations imposed by racism in their home country, African Americans were lured by the promise of opportunity abroad. A number of them settled there, raised families, and became integrated into society. The Soviet economy likewise reaped enormous benefits from the talent and expertise that these individuals brought, and the all around success story became a platform for political leaders to boast their party goals of creating a society where all members were equal. In Blacks, Reds, and Russians, Joy Gleason Carew offers insight into the political strategies that often underlie relationships between different peoples and countries. She draws on the autobiographies of key sojourners, including Harry Haywood and Robert Robinson, in addition to the writings of Claude McKay, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes."--Jacket.
Subjects: African American intellectuals, African American scientists, African Americans, Biography, Foreign Visitors, History, Intellectual life, Intercultural communication, Race relations, Relations, Visitors, Foreign, African americans, biography, Soviet union, intellectual life, Soviet union, foreign relations, united states, United states, relations, soviet union
Places: Soviet Union, United States
Time periods: 1917-1970
LC classification: DK34.B53 C37 2008