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--Í3- An African Views America cont'd The polygamy which the African practices is regarded by the American .to be worse than the extra-marital relations through which . he meets similar needs, the African practice is the more objectionable in so far as it emphasizes the subservient role to which the ■: woman is relegated. The concept of eouality which underlies the philosophy of the American institutions is not designed to stop at a" point which leaves sex on the outskirts. Exactly how much American assistance the African has missed by not conforming over this matter we shall never know. But it may be in place to remind the African that informed studies report that over 60$ of' the disposable incomes; in the United Steates are controlled by women. Indeed, it is not conceivable that more "foreign aid" could be obtained for those African countries which^ had the wisdom to skip Washington in order to devote more time, to a coast-to-coast campaign directed at raising funds to' liberate African women. Such funds could then be applied to the education of both men and women, in the former case because there appears to exist the necessity to educate the men into the wider meaning of "one man one vote"; in the latter because the higher illiteracy rate amongst the .African women is one of thestrong factors to which their —--ih5*r-s^**%»s—â^^a^c^b education is provided is sure to liberate the African from those restrictive practices wTiic"h^hav have so far been responsible for the in adequacy and instability of his labour. -These characteristics have in turn impeded maximum economic activity, and hence the low incomes. To remove those restrictive practices, conseouently, is to pre o are the stage for that vitenlized activity without which growth is impossible.. But the soundness of this approach often fails to catch and sus- stain the attention of the African. The underlying principle in the approach is that the removal of restrictive practices will lead to accelerated growth. Yet .the African is too aware of the past rapid American growth during times when restrictive practices were condoned 6oth by law and tradition. It is true that the majority of the Africans know little about the conditions of the Negroe in this country. But the rising literacy rate, along with the increased usage of . radios and tourists, cannot failto bring to their notice events of the type, which have denied education in this country to many school children, When the press keeps, posting the names of Wallace, Barnett, Faubus, it errs in the accurate placement of authority, for these men hold elective and not an appointment post. The injustice done to the American Negroe would not have concerned the African if it were not for the operation of additional factors as follows: When the African comes to America, he is expecting bigger and more "civilized" things. Often however, he meets the very opposite cases..The student - he will come armed with the knowledge given him by American anthropologists and missionaries who have worked in Africa These will have told him both outright and via innuendos that everything in Africa is inferior, and that by comparison America is heaven. ■.- Y^t--on^rrJjrjil^Jiece Jie wiy^^be treated, as his kinsfolk are as though the dignity of man were not• universal".'^His^finamcial--position-would - be permitted to deteriorate, the philosophy on the part of those responsible for this development being that this is the effective way to diSeable and subdue the restive ..'ifric^n. Curisouly enough, the few Africans who are willing to condescend and play the role the American wishes them f) plny usually turn out to be very we}.l supplied for. When these things go as far ->s the class room, such that the grade of the African student bears an inverse
Object Description
Title | Boletim de informação: The Mozambican - UNEMO U.S. section (1964 June) |
Description | Contents: Guilherme A. Mabunda (p. 1); Mozambica student and Mozambican revolution by João Nhambiu (p. 2); Spokesmen for Mozambique by Patrick Mayazi (p. 3-5); Speech at friends house in London, England by Pascoal Mocumbi (p. 6-8); Brother David Mabunda in Syracuse by Garrincha (p. 9); Radicalism and the liberation movement by João Nhambiu (p. 10-11); An African views America by Mille ELO (p. 12-15); Communique - some activities of UNEMO Central Committee (p. 16); Letters (p. 17-18); unity—take one - Si Vis Pacera Para Bellum by Pele (p. 19); Action speaks louder by Garrincha (p. 20); Article of the month by Eli Ndimeni (p. 21); I View Mocumbi as a patriot by Eli Ndimeni (p. 22); At random (p. 23). |
Subject (lcsh) |
Nationalism -- Mozambique Self-determination, National Mozambique -- History Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1933-1974 |
Geographic Subject (Country) | Mozambique |
Geographic Subject (Continent) | Africa |
Geographic Coordinates | -18.6696821,35.5273450 |
Coverage date | 1875/1964-05 |
Creator | União Nacional dos Estudantes de Moçambicanos - UNEMO |
Editor | Mabunda, G.A. |
Publisher (of the Original Version) | União Nacional dos Estudantes de Moçambicanos - UNEMO |
Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Indianopolis, Indiana, USA |
Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Date issued | 1964-06 |
Type |
texts images |
Format | 24 p. |
Format (aat) | newsletters |
Language |
English Portuguese |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Part of collection | Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 |
Part of subcollection | Mozambique Collection |
Rights | The University of Southern California has licensed the rights to this material from the Aluka initiative of Ithaka Harbors, Inc., a non-profit Delaware corporation whose address is 151 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10021 |
Physical access | Original archive is at the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. |
Repository Name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
Repository Address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
Repository Email | specol@usc.edu |
Filename | CENPA-329 |
Description
Title | CENPA-329~14 |
Filename | CENPA-329~14.tiff |
Full text | --Í3- An African Views America cont'd The polygamy which the African practices is regarded by the American .to be worse than the extra-marital relations through which . he meets similar needs, the African practice is the more objectionable in so far as it emphasizes the subservient role to which the ■: woman is relegated. The concept of eouality which underlies the philosophy of the American institutions is not designed to stop at a" point which leaves sex on the outskirts. Exactly how much American assistance the African has missed by not conforming over this matter we shall never know. But it may be in place to remind the African that informed studies report that over 60$ of' the disposable incomes; in the United Steates are controlled by women. Indeed, it is not conceivable that more "foreign aid" could be obtained for those African countries which^ had the wisdom to skip Washington in order to devote more time, to a coast-to-coast campaign directed at raising funds to' liberate African women. Such funds could then be applied to the education of both men and women, in the former case because there appears to exist the necessity to educate the men into the wider meaning of "one man one vote"; in the latter because the higher illiteracy rate amongst the .African women is one of thestrong factors to which their —--ih5*r-s^**%»s—â^^a^c^b education is provided is sure to liberate the African from those restrictive practices wTiic"h^hav have so far been responsible for the in adequacy and instability of his labour. -These characteristics have in turn impeded maximum economic activity, and hence the low incomes. To remove those restrictive practices, conseouently, is to pre o are the stage for that vitenlized activity without which growth is impossible.. But the soundness of this approach often fails to catch and sus- stain the attention of the African. The underlying principle in the approach is that the removal of restrictive practices will lead to accelerated growth. Yet .the African is too aware of the past rapid American growth during times when restrictive practices were condoned 6oth by law and tradition. It is true that the majority of the Africans know little about the conditions of the Negroe in this country. But the rising literacy rate, along with the increased usage of . radios and tourists, cannot failto bring to their notice events of the type, which have denied education in this country to many school children, When the press keeps, posting the names of Wallace, Barnett, Faubus, it errs in the accurate placement of authority, for these men hold elective and not an appointment post. The injustice done to the American Negroe would not have concerned the African if it were not for the operation of additional factors as follows: When the African comes to America, he is expecting bigger and more "civilized" things. Often however, he meets the very opposite cases..The student - he will come armed with the knowledge given him by American anthropologists and missionaries who have worked in Africa These will have told him both outright and via innuendos that everything in Africa is inferior, and that by comparison America is heaven. ■.- Y^t--on^rrJjrjil^Jiece Jie wiy^^be treated, as his kinsfolk are as though the dignity of man were not• universal".'^His^finamcial--position-would - be permitted to deteriorate, the philosophy on the part of those responsible for this development being that this is the effective way to diSeable and subdue the restive ..'ifric^n. Curisouly enough, the few Africans who are willing to condescend and play the role the American wishes them f) plny usually turn out to be very we}.l supplied for. When these things go as far ->s the class room, such that the grade of the African student bears an inverse |
Archival file | Volume27/CENPA-329~14.tiff |