Professor ROBIN KELLEY (American History, University of Oxford Author, Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression): Thanks, Michel. And this semester, hes the Harmsworth Professor of American History at the University of Oxford. Hes a professor of American studies and history at the University of Southern California. It documents how the Communist Party worked to secure racial, economic and political justice. Now, thats a sensitive subject since those working for equality have often been accused of being communist in this country, but some were.Īnd were joined now by Robin Kelley, author of Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression. Today, we want to hear about communists in the civil rights movement. Throughout this Black History Month, we have been focusing on new news about black history, new scholarship that has emerged in recent decades that sheds new light on the story of black people in America. Well talk about her provocative collection of essays in a few minutes.īut first, we continue our Black History Month series of conversations. Writer Rebecca Walker wanted to capture the many new faces of the American family. Im Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News.Ĭoming up, whats going on in your house? But it doesnt look like the set of Leave It to Beaver.
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