Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow

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ForgingDiaspora FORGING envisioning cuba Louis A. Pérez Jr., editor Afro-CubansandAfricanAmericans envisioning cuba Louis A. Pérez Jr., editor the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill FrankAndreGuridy DIASPORA in a world of empire and jim crow the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill © 2010 the university of north carolina press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed and set in Garamond Premier Pro with Electra Display by Rebecca Evans Parts of this book have been reprinted with permission in revised form from “‘Enemies of the White Race’: The Machadista State and the UNIA in Cuba,” Caribbean Studies, Special Issue on Garveyism in the Hispanic Caribbean, 31, no. 1 (January–June 2003): 107–37; “From Solidarity to Cross-Fertilization: AfroCuban /African American Interaction during the 1930s and 1940s,” Radical History Review, Special Issue on Black Transnational Studies, 87 (Fall 2003): 19–48; and “Feeling Diaspora in Harlem and Havana,” Social Text 27, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 115–40. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Guridy, Frank Andre. Forging diaspora : Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a world of empire and Jim Crow/Frank Andre Guridy. p. cm.—(Envisioning Cuba) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8078-3361-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8078-7103-4 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Relations with Cubans—History— 20th century. 2. African Americans—Race identity— History—20th century. 3. Blacks—Race identity—Cuba— History—20th century. 4. African Americans—Social conditions—20th century. 5. Blacks—Cuba—Social conditions—20th century. 6. African diaspora. 7. United States—Race relations. 8. Cuba—Race relations. I. Title. E184.C97G875 2010 305.896073—dc22 2009044821 cloth 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 paper 14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 To mi amor, Deborah This page intentionally left blank ...