Algerian Civil War (1954-1962)

Note: This informational blog is compiled and reprinted with the permission from Abdul Aklaimat, PhD

The Algerian War was an important historical event for the development of the Black liberation movement.  The impact came from two main sources: a film and an important intellectual activist:

Battle of Algiers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Algiers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uodce2bN2c

Frantz Fanon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/fanon/index.htm

Today: France Vows 'Symbolic Actions' but No Apologies for Colonization of Algeria https://portside.org/2021-01-23/france-vows-symbolic-actions-no-apologies-colonization-algeria

We also have a five part documentation of what actually happened.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-rHxhg-Jl0&feature=youtu.be

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWUe01lxOiA

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQyBbZxjLCE

Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfht4n98FPk

Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ItMppfpaM