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  • The Counter-Revolution of 1776

    Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America

    by Gerald Horne ...
    How the preservation of slavery was a motivating factor for the Revolutionary War: "Meticulous, thorough, fascinating, and thought-provoking." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. But the Africans then living in the colonies overwhelmingly sided with the British ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930–1950

    Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, & Trade Unionists

    by Gerald Horne ...
    "A taut narrative in elegant prose . . . Horne has unearthed a vitally important and mostly forgotten aspect of Hollywood and labor history." — Publishers WeeklyAs World War II wound down in 1945 and the cold war heated up, the skilled trades that made up the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) began a tumultuous strike at the major Hollywood studios. This turmoil escalated further when the studios ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Negro Comrades of the Crown

    African Americans and the British Empire Fight the U.S. Before Emancipation

    by Gerald Horne ...
    While it is well known that more Africans fought on behalf of the British than with the successful patriots of the American Revolution, Gerald Horne reveals in his latest work of historical recovery that after 1776, Africans and African-Americans continued to collaborate with Great Britain against the United States in battles big and small until the Civil War.Many African Americans viewed Britain, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The End of Empires

    African Americans and India

    by Gerald C Horne ...
    In the past fifty years, according to Christine So, the narratives of many popular Asian American books have been dominated by economic questions-what money can buy, how money is lost, how money is circulated, and what labor or objects are worth. Focusing on books that have achieved mainstream popularity, Economic Citizens unveils the logic of economic exchange that determined Asian Americans’ ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

    The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean

    by Gerald Horne ...
    Chronicles how American culture - deeply rooted in white supremacy, slavery and capitalism - finds its origin story in the 17th century European colonization of Africa and North America, exposing the structural origins of American "looting"Virtually no part of the modern United States—the economy, education, constitutional law, religious institutions, sports, literature, economics, even protest ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • The Rise and Fall of the Associated Negro Press

    Claude Barnett's Pan-African News and the Jim Crow Paradox

    by Gerald Horne ...
    For nearly fifty years, the Chicago-based Associated Negro Press (ANP) fought racism at home and grew into an international news organization abroad. At its head stood founder Claude Barnett, one of the most influential African Americans of his day and a gifted, if unofficial, diplomat who forged links with figures as diverse as Jawaharlal Nehru, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Nixon.Gerald Horne ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Jazz and Justice

    Racism and the Political Economy of the Music

    by Gerald Horne ...
    A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitationThe music we call “jazz” arose in late nineteenth century North America—most likely in New Orleans—based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the “blues,” which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim ... Read more

    $25.29 CAD

  • Confronting Black Jacobins

    The U.S., the Haitian Revolution, and the Origins of the Dominican Republic

    by Gerald Horne ...
    The Haitian Revolution, the product of the first successful slave revolt, was truly world-historic in its impact. When Haiti declared independence in 1804, the leading powers—France, Great Britain, and Spain—suffered an ignominious defeat and the New World was remade. The island revolution also had a profound impact on Haiti’s mainland neighbor, the United States. Inspiring the enslaved and ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Race War!

    White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire

    by Gerald Horne ...
    Japan’s lightning march across Asia during World War II was swift and brutal. Nation after nation fell to Japanese soldiers. How were the Japanese able to justify their occupation of so many Asian nations? And how did they find supporters in countries they subdued and exploited? Race War! delves into submerged and forgotten history to reveal how European racism and colonialism were deftly ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • The Color of Fascism

    Lawrence Dennis, Racial Passing, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

    by Gerald Horne ...
    What does it mean that Lawrence Dennis—arguably the “brains” behind U.S. fascism—was born black but spent his entire adult life passing for white? Born in Atlanta in 1893, Dennis began life as a highly touted African American child preacher, touring nationally and arousing audiences with his dark-skinned mother as his escort. However, at some point between leaving prep school and entering Harvard ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Red Seas

    Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica

    by Gerald Horne ...
    During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most—if not the most—powerful black labor leaders in the United States. Smith’s active membership in the Communist Party, however, coupled with his bold labor radicalism and shaky ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Race Woman

    The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois

    by Gerald Horne ...
    An intriguing study of artist and civil rights activist Shirley Graham Du BoisOne of the most intriguing activists and artists of the twentieth century, Shirley Graham Du Bois also remains one of the least studied and understood. In Race Woman, Gerald Horne draws a revealing portrait of this controversial figure who championed the civil rights movement in America, the liberation struggles in ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus