Raya Dunayevskaya

American Civilization on Trial: Black Masses as Vanguard


Written: Raya Dunayevskaya & Editorial Board of News & Letters

First Published: 1983 (4th Edition), 1970 (3rd Edition), 1963 (2nd Edition), 1963 (1st Edition)

Source: Marxist-Humanist Initiative

Transcription & html markup: Chris Gilligan, Jan 2019

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Introduction to the Fourth Edition (1983): A 1980s View of the Two-Way Road Between the U.S. and Africa

Introduction to the Third Edition (August, 1970)

Introduction to the Second Edition (1963)

Introduction to the First Edition (1963)

PART I: from the First through the Second American Revolution

PART II: The Still-Unfinished Revolution

PART III: Imperialism and Racism

PART IV: Nationalism and Internationalism

PART V: From Depression through World War II

PART VI: The Negro as Touchstone of History

PART VII: Facing the Challenge, 1943-1963

Appendix: Black Caucuses in the Unions - Charles Denby


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