Algerian Civil War (1954-1962)

January 29, 2021

Algerians celebrating independence in the streets in 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

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