White Malice

The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa

By: Susan Williams

Narrated by: Chanté McCormick

Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US.

In 1958 in Accra, Ghana, the Hands Off Africa conference brought together the leading figures of African independence in a public show of political strength and purpose. Led by the charismatic Kwame Nkrumah, who had just won Ghana’s independence, his determined call for Pan-Africanism was heeded by young, idealistic leaders across the continent and by African Americans seeking civil rights at home. Yet, a moment that signified a new era of African freedom simultaneously marked a new era of foreign intervention and control.

In White Malice, Susan Williams unearths the covert operations pursued by the CIA from Ghana to the Congo to the UN in an effort to frustrate and deny Africa’s new generation of nationalist leaders. This dramatically upends the conventional belief that the African nations failed to establish effective, democratic states on their own accord. As the old European powers moved out, the US moved in.

Drawing on original research and recently declassified documents, and told through an engaging narrative, Williams introduces listeners to idealistic African leaders and to the secret agents, ambassadors, and even presidents who deliberately worked against them, forever altering the future of a continent.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Susan Williams (P)2021 PublicAffairs

We need more books like this!

Selfishness and greed has no color. The Greediness of the imperialist (Caucasian) nations seems to know no bounds.
With the help of Greedy and selfish African characters, America, Britain, France, Portugal and Belgium was successful in undermining True Freedom and democracy in Africa.

The West fears the liberation of Black Africans . This has been the case since through luck and timing, they were able to impose their will on the continent, but nothing lasts forever.

This book is packed with great information that will help you understand Africa’s current woes and the hidden/sinister hands of the “Benefactor” nations.

We need more books like this that exposes the West’s dirty linen.

Informative, sometimes repetitive, good read

Bravo to the author. The book is well researched. But, it is a hard read. It is more like a dissertation than a flowing story. Sadly, facts get repeated. Better editing cld have caught that flaw. Author makes a few grand leaps to conclusions from thin data points. This book is not for a beginner in understanding African nationalism of West Africans 1950s to 80s There is overkill on Patrice Lumumba, though his story is vital and critical. Congo and Ghana are not the only hotbeds of CIA hanky-panky in Africa. Almost nothing on Southern African liberation movement leaders and CIA role in maintaining apartheid. Strange to have no mention of Neto in Angola, Machel of Mozambique and Nujoma of Namibia. Still, congrats to the author. Narrator must please learn proper pronunciations of names of famous African leaders.

A very good read.

A well documented history put together & narrated for your listening pleasure. Narrator did a great job.

Shocking

This books detail shocked me to intrigue and outright disgust of our government. We brings all our problems as Americans due to our greed.

Poverty and Wealth

The information was invaluable in terms of understanding a continent rich in natural resources remains, while the people remain poor.

History can't be disputed when supported by FACTS.

Thanks to the author for telling the stories of how the US/CIA overturned democratically elected governments in Africa. The facts show how racism, politics and money are the tools used to keep African nations divided and subjugated to western imperialism. America's so called "democracy" is really just hypocrisy...as stated by Malcom X.

Great information

Growing up I remember my dad always talking about Kwame Nkrumah. In fact he had a picture of him up in our living room and as a little kid I thought it was my grandpa. Great listen the information is flooring! If Ghana would of been left alone I wonder where they would be today

Corruptment IS American

Great book... nothing new under the sun....

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GREAT BOOK!

GREAT BOOK! Awesome work. Congratulations to all the people involved in doing such a great research. Thanks

ok, not great

There are many interesting points on the independence era of Africa and impacts of the cold war. However the book is a bit simplistic, and the reader can't properly pronounce many key words (which are used repeatedly). One would think good pronunciation of french words and names of African leaders would be an important element for selection of the narrator of a "book on tape" on such a topic.