Exiles, Expatriates, and Malcolm X
Debating the Racial Politics of Liberation in the Black Star of Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8980331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Allman (0000-0003-3410-4839, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 91-105 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853722000123 |
| OpenAlex | W4224025217 |
| Language | CA |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
On 10 May 1964, on his return trip to the United States from Mecca, Malcolm X landed in Accra for a weeklong visit to the capital of the ‘Black Star of Africa’. This high-profile visit, which took place only nine months before Malcolm X's assassination, has assumed an important place in biographical accounts of his life, as key to understanding his religious and political transformation or ‘conversion’. Yet we know surprisingly little about how Malcolm X's visit resonated locally, what kinds of meanings it generated, especially in the new nation's capital. Based on newspaper accounts, private paper collections, and written and oral reminiscences, this article explores Malcolm X's visit as a significant moment for accessing the conflicting interpretations of race and liberation politics that converged, cohered, and collided in Ghana during the first decade of independence
Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Independence (probability theory · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society · Religious studies · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |