The African Airlift

September 16, 2009 | This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation.

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The 1960 "airlift" of 800 African students to study in the United States lent a crucial boost to John F. Kennedy's popularity among African-Americans.

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Karen Rothmyer

Karen Rothmyer, a former Nation managing editor, returned to live in Kenya in 2007. She is public editor at the Star, a...

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