A Motorcycle on Hell Run: Tanzania, Black Power, and the Uncertain Future of Pan-Africanism

290 Pages·2017·1.753 MB·English

by  Seth M. Markle

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A Motorcycle
on Hell Run
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A Motorcycle
on Hell Run
TANZANIA, BLACK POWER, AND THE UNCERTAIN
FUTURE OF PAN-AFRICANISM, 1964–1974
SETH M. MARKLE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS • East Lansing
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In memory of
Gerald R. Gill (1947–2007)
and
George E. Davis (1941–2013)
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And psychologically, at least, Africa provides this base for peoples of
African origin who are not in Africa. But Africa will not be that base
which is a source of strength, if Africa remains weak in the mate-
rial sense, in the technical sense . . . And I think that you [African
Americans] can play that part. I think you people who are in the
West (and the West has developed, the West dominates the world)
have certain experiences there, which should not be used to inten-
sify the domination of Africa; they should reduce the domination
of Africa. I think also you can provide the skills, and attitudes, and
an experience, which can help in strengthening that base.
JULIUS NYERERE, first president of Tanzania (1961–1985)
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Contents
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ABBREVIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PART 1: ENCOUNTERS
CHAPTER 1. Malcolm X, A. M. Babu, and the Seeds of Solidarity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPTER 2. Growth and Conflict in SNCC-Tanzania Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
PART 2: DOINGS
CHAPTER 3. Walter Rodney, African Students, and the Struggle
to Define University Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CHAPTER 4. The Drum and Spear Press and the Cultural Politics
of Book Publishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
PART 3: UNDOING
CHAPTER 5. Convergence and Rejection at the Sixth Pan-African Congress. . . . . . 141
CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
BIBLIOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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