"When Africa Awakes" by Hubert H. Harrison is a powerful collection of writings that examines the fight for racial justice and the awakening political awareness of Black people in the early 1900s. Set against the backdrop of post-World War I America, the book shines a light on the hypocrisy of a nation preaching democracy abroad while denying basic rights to its Black citizens at home. The book describes the formation of activist groups, like the Liberty League, who fought against the violence, discrimination, and inequality faced by African Americans. Harrison's writing captures the spirit of this movement, shifting from politely asking for rights to loudly demanding immediate action. The book showcases a time when the Black community was rising up and pushing for equality.
When Africa awakes The "inside story" of the stirrings and strivings of the new Negro in the Western world
By Hubert H. Harrison
Experience the dawn of a revolutionary call for equality as a marginalized people rise to challenge a nation's broken promises and demand their rightful place in the world.
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About the AuthorHubert Henry Harrison was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, race and class conscious political activist, and radical internationalist based in Harlem, New York. He was described by activist A. Philip Randolph as "the father of Harlem radicalism" and by the historian Joel Augustus Rogers as "the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time." John G. Jackson of American Atheists described him as "The Black Socrates".
Hubert Henry Harrison was a West Indian-American writer, orator, educator, critic, race and class conscious political activist, and radical internationalist based in Harlem, New York. He was described by activist A. Philip Randolph as "the father of Harlem radicalism" and by the historian Joel Augustus Rogers as "the foremost Afro-American intellect of his time." John G. Jackson of American Atheists described him as "The Black Socrates".
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