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The limits of anti-racism - Adolph Reed Jr.

The following article appeared in Left Business Observer #121, September 2009. Adolph Reed Jr. dissects 'anti-racism'.

Mississippi's first labour union - Ken Lawrence

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2016 11:45

A short account of the first trade union in Mississippi, which was created in 1866 by African-American washerwomen.

Snitches, stings, and leaks: how “Immigration Enforcement” works - Corporate Watch

A detailed report into the functioning of the immigration enforcement system in the UK, following high-profile raids at Deliveroo and Byron burgers.

The Thiaroye massacre, 1944 - Steven Johns

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 31 2016 21:02

A short history of the mass killing of black soldiers in the Free French Forces who were protesting against non-payment of wages towards the end of World War II.

Prophets of deceit: a study of the techniques of the American agitator - Leo Löwenthal & Norbert Guterman

Part of the 'Studies in Prejudice' series sponsored by the American Jewish Committee in the 1940s/50s. Löwenthal and Guterman's 1949 text provides a detailed study of the figure of the right-wing demagogue and their techniques, with an introduction by Max Horkheimer.

The whitewashing of French forces in the liberation of Paris - Steven Johns

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 24 2016 22:26

Senegalese troops who fought for the French as prisoners of war in Europe

A short account of how American and British commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris was orchestrated by a “whites only” force.

The Wave Hill walk-off, 1966-1975

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 22 2016 18:15

A short history of the Wave Hill, or Gurindji, strike, when aboriginal agricultural workers walked out for equal pay and then lodged a claim for the land they worked on. They remained out for an incredible nine years, and were eventually given back a proportion of the land.

Black rebellion: five slave revolts - Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Submitted by Steven. on Aug 22 2016 11:17

Contemporary illustration of the Nat Turner Rebellion

Detailed histories of five important episodes of slave revolt, excerpted from a longer book called Travellers and Outlaws by abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson, first published in 1889. Unfortunately it contains language and a perspective tainted by the widespread prejudice at the time, however we reproduce it in full for historical information only.