History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

HAP 104 - In Unity Lies Strength - Kwame Nkrumah

The first leader of independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, writes against neocolonialism and in favor of socialism and Pan-Africanism.

HAP 103 - A Federal Case - Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo

Two Nigerian activists lead the struggle for independence, and clash over the competing values of national unity and ethnic diversity.

HAP 102 - From Cuba with Love - Juan Rene Betancourt

The Cuban activist and author Juan Rene Betancourt urges racial solidarity and reckons with the revolution under Castro and the island’s turn towards Communism.

HAP 101 - Crossing Paths - the Last Years of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

After 1963, the views of Malcolm X and MLK came closer together, on topics including internationalism, political engagement, and economics.

HAP 100 - Chike Jeffers on the Early Twentieth Century

Chike joins Peter to look back at our coverage of Africana philosophy in the first half of the 20th century.

HAP 99 - American Nightmare - Malcolm X

The life and career of Malcolm X up to 1963, with a focus on his separatist black nationalism and his critique of non-violent protest.

HAP 98 - Meena Krishnamurthy on Martin Luther King Jr

An interview about the role of the emotions, including anger and feelings of dignity, with MLK expert Meena Krishnamurthy.

HAP 97 - American Dream - Martin Luther King Jr.

The story of Martin Luther King Jr. up to 1963, focusing on the development of his philosophy of nonviolence.

HAP 96 - A Lover’s War - James Baldwin

In "The Fire Next Time" and other writings, the essayist and novelist James Baldwin seeks to dispel the illusions surrounding racial and sexual difference.

HAP 95 - Black and Blue - Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison provides a new metaphor for the experience of racism in his Invisible Man and tackles topics of art and identity in his essays.