racism

Content about race, ethnicity, racism, and struggles against racism, and struggles of Black, Indigenous and other workers of colour.

Jacob Zuma

In the ANC's battle of factions there are no superheroes

The article looks at the background to the struggle to control the state by factions within South…

Ovambo miners towards the end of the strike

Ovambo migrant workers general strike for rights, Namibia: 1971-72

In the winter of 1971-72 the economy of South West Africa (Namibia) was shutdown by a general strike…

Class/segmentation/racialization. Notes - Théorie Communiste

Originally published by Théorie Communiste as 'Classe / segmentation / racisation. Notes'…

Cover of The Black Voice

The Black Voice

Partial online archive of The Black Voice, the information arm of the United Black Workers, an organization of workers at the Ford Mahwah Assembly plant in New Jersey in the early 1970s.

On Sojourner Truth Organisation: some thoughts

We were asked to write about how we relate to the 1970s American revolutionary group, Sojourner Truth Organisation (STO). Amongst other things,…

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'. Unfortunately Reed deals…

An unfinished revolution: Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln - Robin Blackburn

Examines the impact of the American Civil War on Karl Marx, and Karl Marx on America.

Washerwomen at work in 1910

Mississippi's first labour union - Ken Lawrence

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

An immigration raid

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…

Tirailleurs as prisoners of war

The Thiaroye massacre, 1944 - Steven Johns

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…

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…

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

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

A short account of how American and British commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris was…