TY - BOOK AU - Bandele,Ramla M. TI - Black star: African American activism in the international political economy SN - 9780252090455 AV - E185 .B533 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Urbana PB - University of Illinois Press KW - Universal Negro Improvement Association KW - History KW - African American businesspeople KW - African diaspora KW - Pan-Africanism KW - African American political activists KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; A new take on an old term : operationalizing the diaspora concept --; An exploration of the relevant literature --; Still waters : understanding the political economy of the 1920s --; Home dock : United States and the BSL --; Charting the black Atlantic : the UNIA and its location in African-American politics --; Shipping politics : the case of the Black Star Line --; Stormy seas : government obstruction of BSL transnational goals --; Marooned : the rise and fall of the Black Star Line --; Clear waters : implications for the study of diasporas; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=569911&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -