racism

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

Black Panthers in Philadelphia being arrested

Racial matters: the FBI's secret file on black America - Kenneth O'Reilly

A meticulously researched study into how the FBI attempted to disrupt and repress the civil rights…

Rioters in a barricaded street, Detroit 1967

The Detroit riot, 1967

A short account of the Detroit anti-police rebellion, one of the biggest uprisings in American history, which ended with more than 40 dead, 7000…

When race burns class: settlers revisited. An interview with J. Sakai

An interview about the intersection between race and class.

Emma Tenayuca with strikers in 1938

Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 pecan shellers' strike

A short account of the life of Emma Tenayuca and the Texas pecan shellers' strike of largely Hispanic workers in which she played a leading role.

"No against asylum seekers center"...

Racist tide in the Netherlands encounters opposition

The Netherlands is experiencing a wave of racist, sometimes openly violent, actions andstreet mobilizations, mainly against refugees and the…

Black Lives Matter and The Race Question

An outline for my blog on the BLM movement, it's rise to prominence, and the race question. I give a detailed idea of where I think the BLM…

Jamar Clark, young working-class Black man - murdered by police

What is at Stake in North Minneapolis and #Justice4Jamar?

This article is written by M1 member, db, a new school teacher and resident in North Minneapolis…

African-American washerwomen, 19th-century

Atlanta's washerwomen strike, 1881

A short history of the strike of overwhelmingly African-American women laundresses in Atlanta Georgia. Coming only shortly after the abolition of…

Unemployed domestic workers seek employment, New York 1937

The Bronx slave market, 1950 - Marvel Cooke

Fascinating series of reports and first person accounts of the markets in New York City where unemployed African-American women would be hired by…

Women in the Montgomery bus Boycott

More than a seat on the bus - Danielle McGuire

Excellent account of the Montgomery bus boycott, a key moment in the civil rights movement. In particular it demolishes the popular myth…

Mick Woods remembers Lewisham '77

A first-hand account of the 1977 Battle of Lewisham, in which the far-right National Front were routed by locals and anti-fascists, from a…

An anti-fascist protester is arrested during the Battle of Lewisham, 1977.

Battle of Lewisham chronology

A chronology of key events in the immediate build up to, as well as during, the 'Battle of Lewisham' on the 13th August 1977.