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As part of the Revolutionaries Reviewed series, Bill Mullen argues the works of Trinidadian socialist and revolutionary C.L.R. James help us grapple with the key debates in the Black Lives Matter movement, and argues the need for anti-racist organising to be at the centre of the struggle
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In Part 2 of his Ireland and Slavery series, Brian Kelly assesses Ireland’s involvement in the international slave trade, arguing that the country’s colonial subjection has too often been omitted from the analysis. Part 1, ‘Irish Slaves’: Debunking the Myth, can be read here. The first instalment in
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In this first installment of a two-part series, historian Brian Kelly looks at the origins of the myth of Irish slavery, arguing that how we approach this period of history has revelance for the movements of today. Recently, social media has been saturated with claims and counterclaims about ‘Irish