Renegade

The Life and Times of Darcus Howe

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Explore the struggle for racial justice in Britain through the lens of one of Britain's most prominent and controversial Black journalists and campaigners.Born in Trinidad during the dying days of colonialism, Darcus Howe became an uncompromising champion of racial justice. The book examines how Howe’s unique political outlook was inspired by the example of his friend and mentor C. L. R. James, and forged in the heat of the American civil rights movement, as well as Trinidad’s Black Power Revolution.Howe took a leading role in the defining struggles in Britain against institutional racism in the police, the courts and the media. Renegade focuses on his part as a defendant in the trial of the Mangrove Nine, the high point of Black Power in Britain; his role in conceiving and organizing the Black People’s Day of Action, the largest ever demonstration by the black community in Britain; and his later work as a prominent journalist and political commentator.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-15
Mått:128 x 198 x 34 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:496
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781448218080

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Robin Bunce is a Fellow of Homerton College, University of Cambridge. He specialises in the history of ideas, particularly the recent history of black radicalism in Britain. He has written for The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Independent and the New Statesman. Together with Samara Linton he published Diane Abbott: the Authorised Biography in 2020.Paul Field worked as a journalist for many years specialising in issues of policing, asylum and institutional racism, before becoming a lawyer specialising in the fields of discrimination and employment. Together with Robin Bunce, he was also a historical consultant on the Steve McQueen film Mangrove, and Rogan Productions’ Black Power: A British Story of Resistance.

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The first detailed history of black power in Britain . . . Bunce and Paul Field have published a political biography of Darcus Howe – one of the most significant black activists in Britain – using him as a framework for a history of the black power movement in Britain.

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Foreword by Adam Elliott-CooperPreface to the Updated EditionPreface to the Paperback EditionAuthors’ PrefaceIntroduction – ‘Darcus Howe is a West Indian’1. Son of a Preacher Man2. ‘Dabbling with Revolution’: Black Power Comes to Britain3. Know Yourself4. Cause for Concern5. ‘Darcus Howe is not a Comedian’6. Revolution in Trinidad: ‘Seize Power and Send for James’7. A Resting Place in Babylon: Frank Crichlow and the Mangrove8. Demonstration9. Clampdown10. 55 Days at the Old Bailey11. Towards Racial Justice12. Race Today: ‘Come What May we are Here to Stay’13. Ten Years on Bail: ‘Darcus Outta Jail’14. ‘Thirteen Dead and Nothing Said’15. Insurrection16. Carnival: Revolutionaries Don’t Wear Glitter17. Playing Devil’s Advocate18. Slave Nation19. Fight to the FinishNotesBibliographyIndex