![CLR James, Brixton, 1988.](https://uploads.counterfire.org/uploads/2020/10/clr-james-lg.jpg)
Unjum Mirza gives an introduction to the revolutionary life of CLR James, a Marxist, historian, novelist, playwright, and cricket lover
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History
Silent Agitator, by Ruth Ewan, Highline, New York City, photo: Katherine Connelly
01 May 2024
The history of May Day: an unfinished struggle
Counterfire
27 Oct 2021
Socialist Explainers: Short Answers to Big Questions
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Black Lives Matter march, London 6 June. Photo: Shabbir Lakha
18 Jun 2020
Black history you can’t be without: Nine books on the struggle
Theory
Holocaust Memorial, San Francisco. Photo: Public Domain
26 Jan 2020
Tony Cliff: The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust
Review
11 May 2017