CLR James, Brixton, 1988. Photo: Hill123 / Wikimedia Commons / cropped and banner added to original / CC BY-SA 3.0, license linked at bottom of article
Unjum Mirza gives an introduction to the revolutionary life of CLR James, a Marxist, historian, novelist, playwright, and cricket lover
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