The Story of William Cuffay, Black Chartist
Submitted by bisognasognare on Aug 16 2017 10:48
An excerpt from Peter Fryer's Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain on William Cuffay, black tailor and leader of the London Chartists. Reprinted with footnotes by Past Tense in 2005.
Black people in the British empire: an introduction - Peter Fryer
Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 7 2016 18:37
Acclaimed writer Peter Fryer exposes the exploitation and oppression of Britain's colonies, looks at grassroots rebellions and restores black people to their rightful place in Britain's history.
Hungarian Tragedy - Peter Fryer
A first hand account of the Hungarian Revolution and its crushing by the Soviet intervention. Peter Fryer was correspondent for the Daily Worker (Now Morning Star) a newspaper under the control of the Communist Party of Great Britain. His experiences in Hungary and the censoring of his reports led to Fryers resignation from the paper and party.
