A biography of pan-Africanist and international labour leader, Maida Springer. It documents and analyzes the role played by Springer in international affairs, particularly in the formation of the AFL-CIO's African policy during the Cold War and African independence movements.
A biography of pan-Africanist and international labour leader, Maida Springer. It documents and analyzes the role played by Springer in international ...
Maida Springer was an active participant in shaping a history that involved powerful movements for social, political and economic equality and justice for workers women, and African Americans. "Maida Springer" is the first full-length biography to document and analyze the central role played by Springer in international affairs, particularly in the formation of AFL-CIO s African policy during the Cold War and African independence movements. Richards explores the ways in which pan-Africanism, racism, sexism and anti-Communism affected Springer s political development, her labor activism,...
Maida Springer was an active participant in shaping a history that involved powerful movements for social, political and economic equality and justice...