The struggle of which country, long regarded as a symbol for all of Africa, to maintain its independence in the face of Italian aggression became a cause célèbre for African Americans in the 1930s?
The struggle of Ethiopia was long regarded as a symbol for all of Africa. To maintain its independence in the face of Italian aggression became a cause célèbre for African Americans in the 1930s. A cause célèbre attracts public attention and is seen as an example. Ethiopia became a symbol of independence and pride for people of African descent in all the world when fascist Italy attacked it in 1935.
