C.L.R. James (Author of The Black Jacobins)

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C.L.R. James

Born

in Trinidad and Tobago

January 04, 1901

Died

May 19, 1989

Genre

History, Nonfiction

Influences

Leon Trotsky

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C. L. R. James (1901â€�1989), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and writer, is the author of The Black Jacobins, an influential study of the Haitian Revolution and the classic book on sport and culture, Beyond a Boundary. His play Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History was recently discovered in the archives and published Duke University Press.

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	The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution 4.39 avg rating — 7,015 ratings — published 1938 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond a Boundary 4.11 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 1963 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minty Alley 3.69 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 1936 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Pan-African Revolt by C.L.R. James, Robin D.G. Kelley (Introduction) 4.25 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 1995 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History (Graphic Novel) by C.L.R. James, Nic Watts (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author) (Adapter), Sakina Karimjee (Adapter) 4.16 avg rating — 150 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mariners, Renegades and Castaways: The Story of Herman Melville and the World We Live In 4.22 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1953 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History; A Play in Three Acts by C.L.R. James, Christian HÃ¸gsbjerg (Editor), Laurent Dubois (Contributor) 3.66 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1934 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State Capitalism and World Revolution (Revolutionary Classics) by C.L.R. James, Grace Lee Boggs, Raya Dunayevskaya 3.75 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1950 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Politics 4.02 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Facing Reality by C.L.R. James, Grace C. Lee, Pierre Chaulieu 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1958 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.”
― C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

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“The cruelties of property and privilege are always more ferocious than the revenges of poverty and oppression. For the one aims at perpetuating resented injustice, the other is merely a momentary passion soon appeased.”
― C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

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“The rich are only defeated when running for their lives.”
― C.L.R. James, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

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