Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle The United States and Southern Africa in the Early Cold War
by Borstelmann, ThomasFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1993-06-24
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
In 1948, civil rights for black Americans stood higher on the national political agenda than at any time since Reconstruction. President Harry Truman issued orders for fair employment and the integration of the armed forces, and he proceeded to campaign
Author Biography
Thomas Borstelmann is Assistant Professor of History at Cornell University.
Table of Contents
| Note on the Text | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The United States: American Race Relations and Ties with Africa Before Truman | p. 7 |
| Southern Africa: The Impact of World War II | p. 22 |
| The Truman Administration and Southern Africa: 1945 | p. 38 |
| Containing Communism and Black Unrest: 1946-1947 | p. 55 |
| The Coming of Apartheid: 1948 | p. 83 |
| Rising Tensions in South Africa and the Cold War: 1949 | p. 108 |
| The Korean War and the Cementing of the United States-South African Alliance: 1950 | p. 137 |
| Apartheid and the Cold War: Confirming the Ties, 1951-1952 | p. 166 |
| Conclusion | p. 195 |
| Appendix | p. 205 |
| Notes | p. 207 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 289 |
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