LEADER 05201nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910454553703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-87893-6 010 $a9786611878931 010 $a0-8135-4577-3 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813545776 035 $a(CKB)1000000000691950 035 $a(EBL)370486 035 $a(OCoLC)476205570 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112999 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140751 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112999 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10098496 035 $a(PQKB)11135872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC370486 035 $a(OCoLC)301795488 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8035 035 $a(DE-B1597)529794 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813545776 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL370486 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256740 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL187893 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000691950 100 $a20071108d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlacks, Reds, and Russians$b[electronic resource] $esojourners in search of the Soviet promise /$fJoy Gleason Carew 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 273 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4306-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-263) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. A Journey Begins --$tPart I. The Fellow Travelers --$tChapter 2. Early Sojourners Claude McKay and Otto Huiswood: Shaping the "Negro Question" --$tChapter 3. Harry Haywood, KUTVA, and Training Black Cadres --$tChapter 4. W.E.B. Du Bois and the Soviet Experiment --$tPart II. The Technical and Agricultural Specialists --$tChapter 5. Robert Robinson and the Technical Specialists --$tChapter 6. George Washington Carver, Oliver Golden, and the Soviet Experiment --$tChapter 7. The Agricultural Specialists Journey to the Soviet Union --$tPart III. The Artists and Intellectuals --$tChapter 8. Langston Hughes and the Black and White Film Group --$tChapter 9. Paul Robeson's Search for a Society Free of Racism --$tPart IV. The Expatriates and New Sojourners --$tChapter 10. The Expatriates: The Purges, the War Years, and Beyond --$tChapter 11. William "Bill" Davis, the American National Exhibit, and U.S. Public Diplomacy --$tChapter 12. The Cold War, Solidarity Building, and the Recruitment of New Sojourners --$tAppendix: Family Lines of Sojourners/Expatriates --$tNotes --$tBibliographical Essay: A Survey of Selected Sources --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aOne of the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations in the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave the United States to be involved in the Soviet Experiment in the 1920's and 1930's. Frustrated by the limitations imposed by racism in their home country, African Americans were lured by the promise of opportunity abroad. A number of them settled there, raised families, and became integrated into society. The Soviet economy likewise reaped enormous benefits from the talent and expertise that these individuals brought, and the all around success story became a platform for political leaders to boast their party goals of creating a society where all members were equal. In Blacks, Reds, and Russians, Joy Gleason Carew offers insight into the political strategies that often underlie relationships between different peoples and countries. She draws on the autobiographies of key sojourners, including Harry Haywood and Robert Robinson, in addition to the writings of Claude McKay, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes. Interviews with the descendants of figures such as Paul Robeson and Oliver Golden offer rare personal insights into the story of a group of emigrants who, confronted by the daunting challenges of making a life for themselves in a racist United States, found unprecedented opportunities in communist Russia. 606 $aAfrican Americans$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aAfrican Americans$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aAfrican American intellectuals$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aAfrican American scientists$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aVisitors, Foreign$zSoviet Union$xHistory 606 $aIntercultural communication$zSoviet Union 607 $aSoviet Union$xRace relations 607 $aSoviet Union$xIntellectual life$y1917-1970 607 $aSoviet Union$xRelations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRelations$zSoviet Union 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xHistory. 615 0$aAfrican Americans 615 0$aAfrican American intellectuals 615 0$aAfrican American scientists 615 0$aVisitors, Foreign$xHistory. 615 0$aIntercultural communication 676 $a947.084/2092396073 700 $aCarew$b Joy Gleason$01044259 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454553703321 996 $aBlacks, Reds, and Russians$92469785 997 $aUNINA