The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire
By David Anderson
Fifty years ago British colonialism tried to crush the
independence struggle in Kenya. Tens of thousands of Africans
were imprisoned and killed with the U.S. government's
support. The media slandered Kenya's Land and Freedom Army,
commonly known as the Mau Mau.
Histories of the Hanged unveils the brutality of the British
army and white settlers. More than 1,000 Mau Mau suspects were
hanged by British courts in Kenya. Histories of the Hanged
reveals the frame-up character of these proceedings that amounted
to a mass lynching. Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president
was railroaded to jail as the media labeled him a
"terrorist." Anderson, who lectures at Oxford, tells
how Kenyatta's judge was given a 20,000 pound bribe to insure
conviction.
Filled with pictures, including a photo of Kenyan hero Dedan
Kimathi, who was hanged on Feb. 18, 1957. The British Government
still refuses to say where his body is buried.
Includes Maps and Tables, Chronology, Notes, Glossary and
Index.
W.W. Norton, 2005, softcover, ISBN: 0-393-05986-3, 356pp
