The surprising alliance between Japan and African Americans loyal to Tokyo during the Second World War In November 1942 in East St. Louis, Illinois, a group of African-Americans participating in the military exercises were eagerly anticipating a Japanese invasion of the US invasion they planned.

join. Since Japan emerged as a superpower less than a century ago, African Americans across class and ideological lines have revived the Asian nation, not least because they believed its existence undermined the concept of "white supremacy." Supporters included Poker T.

Washington, Marcus Garvey, and especially W.E.B. Du Bois.

The face of a rising sun tells the story of the pro-Tokyo sentiment widely shared among African Americans during the Second World War, arguing that solidarity between the two groups was more inextricably linked to US war efforts. Gerald Horne explains that black nationalists of various sects were the vanguard of this trend, including the followers of Garvey and the precursors of the Nation of Islam.

In fact, many have called themselves "Asian", not African. In the wake of the Second World War, there was no "Afro-Asian" solidarity influenced by Japan. He even hinted that Dr. Martin Luther King was associated with the magic of Gandhi in the post-1970s era in India and the black nationalists.

Based on comprehensive research, including the transcript of the trial version of the pro-war American-African trial of Tokyo, the archives of Congress and the Negro press, this book also provides a background for what many analysts see as the next Asian Century. A peek into the struggle of black nationalists for global influence and new allies, the face of the sunshine faces a comprehensive and complex look at a painful period in the history of African Americans, and a unique look at the meaning of "my enemy is my friend.".