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Five Books to Consider for Readings on Race and Class in America



Five Books to Consider for Readings on Race and Class in America


Jeffrey B. Perry, “Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918” (Columbia University Press, 2008). Also see HERE

Theodore W. Allen, “The Invention of the White Race” Volume I: “Racial Oppression and Social Control" , Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry (1994, Verso Books, new expanded edition 2012).

Theodore W. Allen, “The Invention of the White Race” Volume II: "The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo America", Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry (1997, Verso Books, new expanded edition 2012).

“A Hubert Harrison Reader”, Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry (Wesleyan University Press, 2001).

Hubert H. Harrison, “When Africa Awakes: The ‘Inside Story’ of the Stirrings and Strivings of the New Negro in the Western World,” New Expanded Edition, Edited with Introduction and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry (Diasporic Africa Press, 2015).

The independent, working class intellectuals -- Harrison and Allen – are two of the twentieth century’s most important thinkers on race and class. They have much to offer readers today.

In addition, here are links to videos of slide presentation talks on –

Theodore W. Allen's “The Invention of the White Race” at the Brecht Forum in New York City and on
Hubert Harrison (at the Dudley Public Library in Roxbury, Massachusetts).


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"Pambazuka News" reprints Larry A. Greene, review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918," Click here

"Pambazuka News" of July 8, 2010, reprints Larry A. Greene, "The Life and Times of Hubert Harrison: A Forgotten Synthesis of African-American Socialism and Black Nationalism," review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" from the Summer 2010 "New Politics" -- Click here
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"Black Agenda Report" of July 1, 2010, reprints Larry A. Greene's review of "Hubert Harrison" biography Click here

"Black Agenda Report" of July 1, 2010, reprints Larry A. Greene, review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" from the Summer 2010 "New Politics" -- Click here
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