Sixties in Africa and The United States

Godfrey Mwakikagile looks at Africa in the sixties, the decade of independence, and at the United States during years of turbulence that became a defining decade in the history of the most powerful country on earth, a period when America was forced to come to grips wth the harsh realities of racial injustices and its involvement in the Vietnam War.

It was a decade of great expectations for Africa but also of conflict especially the Congo Crisis and the Nigerian civil war which had a great impact on the continent as a whole as African countries were confronted with the harsh realities of nationhood, young nations faced with major challenges of naton-building and consolidating their independence which President Nyerere described as no more than "flag independence."

The author has lived in both Africa and the United States for many years and has drawn from his experinces to write a fascnating book and provide some insights into one of the most important decades in the history of both parts of the world.