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Book SynopsisA unique anthology of Race Today (1973-88), featuring original contributions from C. L. R. James, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Darcus Howe
Trade Review'[I am] grateful for this anthology of the writings of the Race Today Collective ... It comes from the heart of black British struggle ... I could have really done with this when I was writing [my book]'
-- Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race'
'Those people inspired me - there was Darcus Howe, Linton Kwesi Johnson, the Race Today Collective, that inspired me...'
-- Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet
'required reading for any black activist of the time...'
-- Diane Abbott MP
'The radical journal Race Today...was hugely influential in black political movements in the 1970s'
-- Kehinde Andrews, author of 'Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century'
'a serious black journal that was both politically and theoretically nuanced'
-- Denise Noble, author of 'Decolonizing and Feminizing Freedom'
'A beacon for anyone interested in race in Britain'
-- New Socialist
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Leila Hassan, Robin Bunce and Paul Field
1. Race Today and British Politics
2. Black Youth in Revolt
3. Sex, Race and Class
4. Asian Communities, Asian Workers and Race Today
I: THE ASIAN SELF DEFENCE MOVEMENT
II: TIGER STRIKES: BHAG AND THE STRUGGLE FOR HOUSING
III ASIAN WORKERS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
5. Challenging British (In)Justice
6. ‘Creation For Liberation’: Race Today and Culture
7. For Black and Third World Liberation
8. Legacies
Notes on Contributors
Index
