Word: constitutionalizing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In Washington the hardening line was that the U.S. must stand for equal opportunity for all citizens as defined by the Constitution and defended by the courts.
But even in friendly Brazzaville local politicians had "serious reservations" about the general's constitution. Within a few hours of his arrival political leaders of the four territories of Equatorial Africa presented De Gaulle with a memorandum demanding that France recognize that her African territories have a "right" to...
De Gaulle's response was a characteristic blend of symbolism and political savvy. It was in Brazzaville, far back in January 1944, that the general made his famed declaration, radical in French terms, that ultimately France's African subjects must be brought "to the level where they are...
For two days De Gaulle was subjected to the curious experience of hearing irate Africans loudly demand something he had already offered them. At Conakry, in French Guinea, firebrand Premier Sékou Touré, orating to a crowd before an obviously annoyed De Gaulle, shouted that "We prefer poverty...
In this hostile environment De Gaulle made no public appearances. Instead, he spent two days consulting with local dignitaries-including a number of Moslems, whose names were kept secret to protect them from rebel reprisals. Then, bone tired, he canceled plans for a tour of the Algerian interior and set...