From 1927-1948 the Universal Ethiopian Students' Association (UESA) mobilized the African
diaspora to fight against imperialism and fascist Italy. Formed by a group of educated Africans
African-Americans and West Indians based in Harlem and shaped by the ideals of Ethiopianism
communism Pan-Africanism Black Nationalism Garveyism and the New Negro Movement the UESA
sought to educate the diaspora about its glorious African past and advocate for
anti-imperialism and independence. This book focuses on the UESA's literary organ The African
mapping a constellation of understudied activists and their contributions to the fight for
Black liberation in the twentieth century.
