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  • The Counter-Revolution of 1776

    Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Deepest South

    The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade

    de Gerald Horne ...
    A diplomatic history examining connections between the United States, Brazil, Africa, and Europe as they relate to the transatlantic slave trade.During its heyday in the nineteenth century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the United States and Brazil. The Deepest South tells the disturbing story of how U.S. nationals—before and after Emancipation—continued to ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Facing the Rising Sun

    African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity

    de Gerald Horne ...
    The surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II.In November 1942 in East St. Louis, Illinois a group of African Americans engaged in military drills were eagerly awaiting a Japanese invasion of the U. S.— an invasion that they planned to join. Since the rise of Japan as a superpower less than a century earlier, African Americans across class and ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Class Struggle in Hollywood, 1930–1950

    Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, & Trade Unionists

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Race Woman

    The Lives of Shirley Graham Du Bois

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Jazz and Justice

    Racism and the Political Economy of the Music

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

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

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Confronting Black Jacobins

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

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Dawning of the Apocalypse

    The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century

    de Dr. Gerald Horne ...
    Acclaimed historian Gerald Horne troubles America's settler colonialism's "creation myth"August 2019 saw numerous commemorations of the year 1619, when what was said to be the first arrival of enslaved Africans occurred in North America. Yet in the 1520s, the Spanish, from their imperial perch in Santo Domingo, had already brought enslaved Africans to what was to become South Carolina. The ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • The Color of Fascism

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

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Race War!

    White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • From the Barrel of a Gun

    The United States and the War against Zimbabwe, 1965-1980

    de Gerald Horne ...
    In November 1965, Ian Smith’s white minority government in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) made a unilateral declaration of independence, breaking with Great Britain. With a European population of a few hundred thousand dominating an African majority of several million, Rhodesia’s racial structure echoed the apartheid of neighboring South Africa. Smith’s declaration sparked an escalating ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD