Airlift to America : how Barack Obama, Sr., John F. Kennedy, Tom Mboya, and 800 East African students changed their world and ours /

This is the long-hidden saga of how a handful of Americans and East Africans fought the British colonial government, the U.S. State Department, and segregation to transport to, or support at, U.S. and Canadian universities, between 1959 and 1963, nearly 800 young East African men and women who would...

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Main Author:	Shachtman, Tom, 1942-
Other Authors:	Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 (writer of foreword)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009 New York, N.Y. : 2009 New York : 2009
Edition:	1st ed
Subjects:	African American Students Foundation African-American Students Foundation > UNAUTHORIZED 1900 - 1999 1900-1999 20th century College students > Africa, East > History > 20th century College students History International relations Relations Africa, East > Relations > United States United States > Relations > Africa, East United States > Relations > East Africa Africa, East United States

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