1. Introduction 2. The Forging of the African-American Foreign Affairs Community 3. A Case Study of the Italo-Ethiopian War 4. From Isolationism to Globalism: African-Americans' Response to U.S. Entry into the Second World War 5. African-Americans and the Formation of the United Nations Organisation 6. Human Rights, Racial Reconstruction and the Cold War 7. Malcolm and Martin an the Shadow of US Foreign Policy 8. Conclusion

African-Americans' analysis of, and interest in, foreign affairs represents a rich and dynamic legacy, and this work provides a cutting edge insight into this neglected aspect of US foreign affairs. In addition to extending the parameters of US foreign policy literature to include race and ethnicity, the book documents case-specific analyses of the evolutionary development of the African American foreign affairs network (AAFAN). Whilst the examination of race in regard to the construction of US foreign policy is significant, this book