Tag: Vietnamese Revolution

NOVANEWS African Americans, National Liberation and the Vietnamese Revolution, Reject the Pentagon War Machine Five decades ago global struggles against imperialism united peoples throughout the world By Abayomi Azikiwe During the height of the genocidal war waged by the United States against the people of Vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s, African Americans were involved in a life and death campaign aimed at reclaiming their national identity, human rights and racial dignity. January 30 represented the fiftieth anniversary of the Tet Offensive which shook the foundation of the U.S. war strategy in Vietnam. In a surprise move, the forces of the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the People Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attacked over 100 cities and towns across the country. Altho...