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The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa Black British Solidarity and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle

The Politics of Race in Britain and South Africa Black British Solidarity and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle

Williams, Elizabeth

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Series: International Library of Historical Studies

African HistoryBritish HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1784539740
ISBN13: 9781784539740
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jun 15 2018
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The postwar government of South Africa, led by H.F. Verwoerd, implemented wide-ranging racial segregation laws, beginning the open policy of apartheid in one of Africa's most prosperous and internationally influential states. During the apartheid era, the British government faced an uneasy dilemma: while repudiating apartheid laws it maintained an ambiguous stance towards the South African government. As black South Africans were reduced to the status of non-citizens after the 1970 Citizenship Act, increasing numbers of exiles and fugitives were finding refuge in Britain, which was now home to a growing anti-apartheid protest movement. This is the first book to examine the British support for the anti-apartheid movement among its own black communities. Elizabeth Williams highlights the connection between domestic anti-racism struggles and the struggle in South Africa, showing how black Britons who were themselves fighting racism in British society identified and expressed solidarity with black South Africans during the Apartheid years.

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