Moving Against the System: The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Shaping of Global Black Consciousness

Book Overview

In 1968, as protests shook France and war raged in Vietnam, the giants of black radical politics descended on Montreal to discuss the unique challenges and struggles facing their black comrades all over the world. Against a backdrop of widespread racism in the West and ongoing colonialism and imperialism in the Global South, this group of activists, writers, and political figures gathered to discuss the history and struggles of people of African descent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745338658
• ISBN13: 9780745338651
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"