Daniel G. Williams 
Black Skin, Blue Books [PDF ebook] 
African Americans and Wales 1845-1945

This is a ground breaking comparative study of the fascinating connections between African Americans and the Welsh, beginning in the era of slavery and concluding with the experiences of African American GIs in wartime Wales.

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Introduction 1. Black Skins, Blue Books: Frederick Douglass, Abolitionism and Victorian Wales Wales and Transatlantic Abolitionism Translating Slavery Nationalism, Assimilation and ‘Miscegenation’ Conclusion 2. ‘In the Wide Margin’: Modernism and Ethnic Renaissance in Harlem and Wales Double Consciousnesses and the Bourgeoisie Modernism is Ordinary Gender, Anthropology and the Folk Conclusion 3. ‘They feel me a part of that land’: Paul Robeson, Race and the Making of Modern Wales Robeson’s Political and Cultural Thought: Nationalism and Internationalism Robeson’s Image: from The Emperor Jones to The Proud Valley ‘Aren’t We All Black Down that Pit?’: Robeson, Race and the Welsh Industrial Novel. Conclusion 4. The Invisible Man’s Welsh Routes: Ralph Ellison in Wartime Wales ‘The Star Spangled Banner’: ‘Black Yanks’ in Britain ‘Our national anthem’ and ‘God Save the King’: Welsh Identities ‘The Internationale’: Making Connections Conclusion Conclusion: 1945