Resourceful and progressive blackmen: Modernity and race in Biafra, 1967-70

Resourceful and progressive blackmen: Modernity and race in Biafra, 1967-70

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ANthony, Douglas
Date published: 
2010
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Journal of African History
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Journal of African History Vol.51,no.1,2010,pp41-61
Abstract: 

Propaganda from Biafra and pro-Biafran rhetoric generated by its supporters drew heavily on ideas of modernity. This continued a pattern of associations rooted in colonial-era policies and ethnic stereotypes, and also represented a deliberate rhetorical strategy aimed at both internal and external audiences. During the second half of the Nigeria–Biafra War, the concept of race assumed an increasingly prominent role in both Biafran and pro-Biafran discourse, in part because of the diminished persuasiveness of Biafran claims about Nigeria's genocidal intentions. Arguments about race dovetailed with established claims about modernity in ways that persist today.

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CITATION: ANthony, Douglas. Resourceful and progressive blackmen: Modernity and race in Biafra, 1967-70 . : , 2010. Journal of African History Vol.51,no.1,2010,pp41-61 - Available at: https://library.au.int/resourceful-and-progressive-blackmen-modernity-and-race-biafra-1967-70-2