`But a Local Phase of a World Problem': Black History's Global Vision, 1883-1950.

Looks at how Afro-American historians drew on conceptions of Africa as the basis for their peoplehood to situate themselves in their world. Why black intellectuals pay attention to the international dimensions of African American history; Black historians during and after World War I; Several books about Afro-American history; Radical history and global crisis faced by black historians.