‘Unrest among the Negroes’: the African Blood Brotherhood and the politics of resistance

Catherine Bergin

doi:10.1177/0306396815609844

‘Unrest among the Negroes’: the African Blood Brotherhood and the politics of resistance

Catherine Bergin

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This article focuses on the impact of the Bolshevik revolution and Irish national liberation struggles on the black radical tradition in the US. Between 1919 and 1922 the African Blood Brotherhood published a monthly journal which attempted to forge a very specific race/class politics in the US. The Crusader, shaped its powerfully articulated vision of black liberation through its trumpeting of the Russian Revolution and the Irish anti-colonial struggle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-58
Number of pages	14
Journal	Race & Class
Volume	57
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306396815609844
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2016

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‘Unrest among the Negroes’: the African Blood Brotherhood and the politics of resistance

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