Charles Forsdick is James Barrow Professor of French at the University of Liverpool.
Christian Høgsbjerg is Teaching Fellow in Caribbean History at University College London's Institute of the Americas.
Robert A. Hill is Research Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Charles Forsdick is James Barrow Professor of French at the University of Liverpool.
Christian Høgsbjerg is Teaching Fellow in Caribbean History at University College London's Institute of the Americas.
Robert A. Hill is Research Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Black Jacobins, Education, and Redemption
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Published:January 2017
In the fourth chapter of the section, imprisoned black activist Russell Maroon Shoatz, recalls discussions about James’s book inside prison among black radicals. “The Black Jacobins, Education, and Redemption” describes the impact of James’s history on debates regarding the most impressive historical individual of African descent. Exposure to James’s work leads to recognition of the importance of Toussaint Louverture. Shoatz’s discussion underlines the way in which The Black Jacobins acts as an educational and organizing tool. The author concludes by suggesting that the book continues to speak to all those of African descent or who otherwise find themselves on the bottom rungs of society.
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