Literary and sociopolitical writings of the Black diaspora in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Kersuze Simeon-Jones.

"First published in 2010 This paperback edition published in 2013."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interpreting the concepts of Black nationalism, Black internationalism, Pan-Africanism and universal humanism within the diaspora -- Toussaint Louverture: the educational and sociopolitical legacy of a leader -- Edward Blyden, Martin Delany: perspectives on education and religion -- The voices of the foremothers: race, gender, and survival -- Two personalities, one God, one aim, one destiny: W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, and the new Negro renaissance -- Jean Price-Mars: Indigénisme and the formulae of social transformation -- Aimé Césaire: Négritude and the lessons of decolonization -- Nicolás Guillén and the Afrocriollo movement: the valorization of African heritage in Hispanic culture -- The principles of self-governance and Black power in the writings of Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X.