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Black power appeal to Uganda falters for Americans
Andrew Torchia reports in Nairobi that a small group of Black Americans recruited to aid Uganda’s economy by Idi Amin have left, losing travel costs and savings to Ugandan banks. Promised jobs faded, life in a new culture proved hard, while Amin reedits to recruit more professionals from the United States. CORE officials praised Amin’s leadership as decisive, but U.S. diplomats cautioned about welfare and adjustment challenges for those who stayed or returned.
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Associated Press
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Congress of Racial Equality
United States
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Innis
Solomon Goodrich
Charles Cook
Richard Tortman
Enstebbe
U.S
Kampala
Goodrich
Tororo Girls School
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