We speak with Nana Osei-Opare about some of the books he teaches. “Assigned Reading” is a new segment on the podcast. Once a month we will interview scholars and teachers about books they use in the classroom. Nana Osei-Opare is an Assistant Professor of History at Fordham University. The books we discuss include:

117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African 90-Day Detention Law (Penguin Classics, 2009), by Ruth First

I Write What I Like , by Steve Biko

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya (Holt, 2005), by Caroline Elkins.

A Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare: A Guide to the Armed Phase of the African Revolution (International Publishers, 1969), by Kwame Nkrumah.

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