Black Diplomacy: African Americans and the State Department, 1945-69 [Hardcover]

This text covers integration of the State Department after 1945 and the subsequent appointments of Black ambassadors to Third World and African nations. Other topics include: the setbacks during the Eisenhower years and the gains achieved during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.This text covers integration of the State Department after 1945 and the subsequent appointments of Black ambassadors to Third World and African nations. Other topics include: the setbacks during the Eisenhower years and the gains achieved during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Introduction: Thinking About Race Chapter 1 Can Negroes Make Diplomats? African-Americans and the Department of State, 1945-1952 Chapter 2 Playing Catch-Up: The Department of State and the World of Race, 1945-1952 Chapter 3 Integrating the Lily-White Club : African-Americans in the Department of State, 1945-1952 Chapter 4 The Domination of Whites Must Go: African-Americans, Diplomacy, and Race, 1953-1961 Chapter 5 Token Gestures: The Eisenhower Administration, Race, and Diplomacy, 1953-1961 Chapter 6 New Frontiers in Race Relations: African-Americans and U.S. Foreign Policy, 1961-1969 Chapter 7 New Frontiers and the Old Boys' Club: Kennedy, Johnson, Foreign Policy, and Race, 1961-1969

Michael L Krenn (Appalachian State University, USA)USCopyright ? 1999 Taylor & Francis.