Where does racism come from? - video
- Written by Shabbir Lakha
- Published in Video

As part of a series on Marxism in the Modern World, Shabbir Lakha looks at the roots of racism and what that means for the struggle against it
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Shabbir Lakha
Shabbir Lakha is a Stop the War officer, a People's Assembly activist and a member of Counterfire.
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