racism

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

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…

Wave Hill strikers

The Wave Hill walk-off, 1966-1975

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…

Contemporary illustration of the Nat Turner Rebellion

Black rebellion: five slave revolts - Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Detailed histories of five important episodes of slave revolt, excerpted from a longer book called…

Media, Roma, and capitalism

Recently, one morning a national television station invited a “model Roma” to repeat the cliché excuses that are given as liberal propaganda…

Our enemies in blue - Kristian Williams

Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing.

David Oluwale

Deadly silence: black deaths in custody

A detailed study of deaths of people of colour in custody in the UK, published in 1991.

On the Line No. 1 (May-June 1994)

The No. 1 (May-June 1994) issue of On the Line, a newsletter of Workers Solidarity Alliance in the New York/New Jersey area.

The armed racist white mob

The Elaine massacre, 1919 - Grif Stockley

A short history of one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history when hundreds of African-Americans were murdered and…

Some of the school strikers, photographed in 1953

The Prince Edward County school strike, 1951

A short history of a school children's strike against against racist and substandard education at Robert Russa Moton High School in Prince Edward…

Pier 1 after the explosion

Port Chicago disaster and mutiny, 1944

A short history of the munitions explosion on 17 July, 1944 which killed 320 men, mostly African-Americans, and the African American servicemen…