Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution
CLR James' collection of essays on Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution.
The post-war strike wave in East, West, and Southern Africa
Submitted by Mike Harman on Mar 2 2018 20:20
From the end of the Second World War until the mid-'60s there was a wave of strikes in British East and West Africa, French West Africa, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The history of this class struggle has been neglected by both mainstream historians and most revolutionary tendencies based in Europe and the US.
Reflections on Pan-Africanism
Transcript of speech given on November 20, 1973. James discusses George Padmore's break with the USSR, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere and other figures.
Strikes in Ghana, 1961
In September 1961, a wildcat strike broke out amongst the railway works of Takoradi-Sekondi, spreading quickly to Accra and Kumasi and lasting seventeen days, cutting short president Kwame Nkrumah's holiday in the USSR.
The Gold Coast Revolution
George Padmore's analysis of the independence movement on the Gold Coast against British rule, leading to the founding of Ghana under the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah.
Sex work organisation in the global south
Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 30 2017 11:01
An overview by Gregor Gall of sex workers' organising and unionisation efforts in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The lie of black capitalism
Article by Hija de Oya explaining how the liberation of black people is inherently bound up in the struggle against capitalism.
