Category Archives: Lewis, David Levering

Afro-American History, Part 1 of 3: European Colonialism, Ethiopia

David Levering Lewis discusses his book, The Race to Fashoda: European Colonialism and African Resistance in the Scramble for Africa (1987), positing that historical studies of British and French colonialism frequently lack an African perspective. Hollis Lynch joins this conversation. … Continue reading

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Life and Legacy

In recognition of Black History Month, February 1985, David Garrow and David Levering Lewis, who are biographers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., discuss his life and legacy. King’s personal ministry and social activism ended with his assassination in Memphis … Continue reading

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