7. C. L. R. James and the Fugitive Slave in American Civilization

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction: The Isles and Empire 1
5. Part I: Blackness and Empire: The World War I Moment
6. 1. The New Worldly Negro: Sovereignty, Revolutionary Masculinity, and American Internationalism 33
7. 2. The Woman of Color and the Literature of a New Black World 56
8. 3. Marcus Garvey, Black Emperor 74
9. 4. The Black Star Line and the Negro Ship of State 102
10. Part II: Mapping New Geographies of History
11. 5. Claude McKay and Harlem, Black Belt of the Metropolis 127
12. 6. ‘‘Nationality Doubtful’’ and Banjo’s Crew in Marseilles 167
13. 7. C. L. R. James and the Fugitive Slave in American Civilization 204
14. 8. America Is One Island Only: The Caribbean and American Studies 241
15. Conclusion: Dark Waters: Shadow Narratives of U.S. Imperialism 269
16. Notes 283
17. Bibliography 337
18. Index 353