{"product_id":"ere-roosevelt-came-9780745348605","title":"Ere Roosevelt Came","description":"\u003ci\u003eEre Roosevelt Came\u003c\/i\u003e is a short novel by early pan-Africanist Duse Mohamed Ali. Originally serialized in Ali's Nigerian magazine \u003ci\u003eThe Comet\u003c\/i\u003e in 1934, it grapples with the rise of global fascism and white supremacy, and the growing geopolitical influence of the USA in the interwar period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a fantastical, intricately woven, and speculative story about how Black American airmen, organizing in secret, fight an international assemblage of white supremacists and Russian foreign agents bent on instigating a new world war. The narrative reveals how Black liberation struggles, Bolshevism, and the rise of so-called 'colored' Japanese empires were bound together in the Pan-African literary imaginary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by a Sudanese-Egyptian, serialized in West Africa, and set in the USA, \u003ci\u003eEre Roosevelt Came\u003c\/i\u003e is a Pan-African novel \u003ci\u003epar excellence\u003c\/i\u003e, and a fascinating historical document that conveys the complexities of Black internationalism in the interwar years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novel is presented with two original, contextualizing essays and appendices featuring selected other writings to provide further insight into Ali's vision of a Pan-African future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745348605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Duse Mohamed Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361424146613,"sku":"9780745348605","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9e4bbe32-5b3c-4180-adaf-52e0f0e45c8b.jpg?v=1701189915","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ere-roosevelt-came-9780745348605","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}