Paul Wilcox The full story of the struggle to end chattel slavery in the U.S. has yet to be fully told. History books have always minimized the struggle of enslaved people, who from the beginning in 1619 fought slavery at every turn, rebelling, escaping, fighting for the right to fight. Some 180,000 enlisted in the…
Category: Slavery
International Dimensions in the Resistance to the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism
Abayomi Azikiwe Beginning in the early decades of the 15th century, the African continent faced an unprecedented onslaught where human traffickers and colonisers sought to conquer the people for the purpose of labour exploitation, strategic territorial advantage and the plunder of natural resources. Prior to this period, Western Europe had not been the centre of…
The US State and the US Revolution
Eugene Puryear It is no exaggeration to say that the principal disputes between activists, organizations and political trends in U.S. social movements have hinged on different understandings of, and attitudes toward, the state. What distinguishes a revolutionary communist perspective from a reformist perspective is not one of momentary tactics, which may range from the most…
Banners of Solidarity Fly High at the Third Pan-Africanism Today Conference in Ghana
Over 400 militants-activists from nearly 60 countries gather in Winneba in Ghana to discuss the challenges before the working class and the possibilities of joint action Zoe PC and Prasanth R (Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee/New Frame) “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it.” For the 400-odd militants-activists at the Third Pan-Africanism Today…
