Abayomi Azikiwe, PANW Editor, Featured on 1+1 with Youri Smouter Discussing the Political and Intellectual Trajectory of the African Legacy in North America

Watch this interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, with Youri Smouter of 1+1, discussing the political and intellectual trajectory of Abayomi Azikiwe. 

To view the interview in its entirety just click on the following URL: (1) 1+1 E409 Youri speaks to Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan-African Newswire- celebration of a life - YouTube

The interview covers the history of enslavement and national oppression of African people in the United States. Abayomi Azikiwe notes the critical role of African people in the capitalist development of the United States. 

The origins of intellectual culture among African people have its origins in the struggle against national oppression and economic exploitation. 

The discussion shifts to the Civil War, Reconstruction and the ascendancy of legalized segregation during the concluding decades of the 19th century. 

Later the analysis shifts to the character of national oppression and the movement end Jim Crow. 

The mass Civil Rights Movement was influenced by the degree of violence and repression after the second imperialist war during the 1930s and 1940s. 

Finally, the interview reviews the some of the leading political influences of the late 20th century and the beginning decades of the 21st.