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Black Liberation/Red Scare is a study of an African American Communist leader,

Ben Davis, Jr. (1904-64). Though it examines the numerous grassroots campaigns

that he was involved in, it is first and foremost a study of the man and secondarily a

study of the Communist party from the 1930s to the 1960s. By examining the public

life of an important party leader, Gerald Horne uniquely approaches the story of how

and why the party rose and fell.

 

Ben Davis, Jr., was the son of a prominent Atlanta publisher and businessman who

was also the top African American leader of the Republican party until the onset of

the Great Depression. Davis was trained for the black elite at Morehouse, Amherst,

and Harvard Law School. After graduating from Harvard, he joined the Communist

party, where he remained as one of its most visible leaders for thirty years. In 1943,

after being endorsed by his predecessor, Adam Cla

Black Liberation Red Scare Ben Davis and the

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      Publisher: International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/03/2021
      ISBN13: 9780717808625, 978-0717808625
      ISBN10: 717808629

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Black Liberation/Red Scare is a study of an African American Communist leader,

      Ben Davis, Jr. (1904-64). Though it examines the numerous grassroots campaigns

      that he was involved in, it is first and foremost a study of the man and secondarily a

      study of the Communist party from the 1930s to the 1960s. By examining the public

      life of an important party leader, Gerald Horne uniquely approaches the story of how

      and why the party rose and fell.

       

      Ben Davis, Jr., was the son of a prominent Atlanta publisher and businessman who

      was also the top African American leader of the Republican party until the onset of

      the Great Depression. Davis was trained for the black elite at Morehouse, Amherst,

      and Harvard Law School. After graduating from Harvard, he joined the Communist

      party, where he remained as one of its most visible leaders for thirty years. In 1943,

      after being endorsed by his predecessor, Adam Cla

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