It was no coincidence that some of the more notable Marxists who remained committed to the cause even in the face of Cold War repression were black: CLR James, Claudia Jones.https://twitter.com/HartmanAndrew/status/1174404354348134403 …
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Both exported to UK.
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James was a harsh critic of the Soviet Union & Stalin, even before it was cool. And yet unlike most anti-Stalinists he was never tempted to move to the right. Surely being black had something to do with that. Otherwise he could have been yet another Hook, Burnham, Eastman, etc
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Have you seen this ? one of the inspirations for my writing project this past weekend. http://thepanorama.shear.org/2019/07/17/without-acknowledgment-capitalism-slavery-and-the-silenced-return-of-consensus-history/ …
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This is really great -- gratifying that it confirms something I just wrote about Hofstadter.
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