Arming Black Consciousness Book contents
- Arming Black Consciousness
- African Studies Series
- Arming Black Consciousness
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 African Decolonisation, Armed Struggle and Black Power, 1958–1973
- 2 ‘Our Struggle Calls for the Involvement of the Entire Black Community’
- 3 Forging a Guerrilla Army, 1973–1976
- 4 Azanian Black Nationalist Guerrillas: 1976–1993
- 5 ‘Sharpening the Spear’
- 6 Contributions, Absorptions and Repressions of Black Consciousness in MK, 1978–1994
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Conclusion
Assessing Black Consciousness’s Armed Struggle and the Azanian Black Nationalist Tradition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2023
- Arming Black Consciousness
- African Studies Series
- Arming Black Consciousness
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 African Decolonisation, Armed Struggle and Black Power, 1958–1973
- 2 ‘Our Struggle Calls for the Involvement of the Entire Black Community’
- 3 Forging a Guerrilla Army, 1973–1976
- 4 Azanian Black Nationalist Guerrillas: 1976–1993
- 5 ‘Sharpening the Spear’
- 6 Contributions, Absorptions and Repressions of Black Consciousness in MK, 1978–1994
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
The conclusion begins by sketching some key events in the Southern African Liberation Struggle, namely, the battle of Quito Cuanavale and the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. It then proceeds to discuss some of the implications of the latter through brief political biographies on Chris Hani and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. After this engagement, a broad summary of the Black Consciousness Movement and its armed wing takes place followed by an examination of the broader implications of this work to the study of the African Liberation Movements. The conclusion closes by taking a brief look at contemporary South African politics and political activism and closes with a call for unity across the Black International.
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- Arming Black ConsciousnessThe Azanian Black Nationalist Tradition and South Africa's Armed Struggle, pp. 234 - 249Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023