B.D. Amis, African American Radical A Short Anthology of Writings and Speeches

by Howard, Walter T.

• ISBN13: 9780761835813
• ISBN10: 0761835814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-14
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

African American Communist B.D. Amis was a major figure in the black freedom struggle during the two decades between the world wars. At that time, the American Communist Party (CPUSA) played a significant role in fighting for the rights of African Americans. Amis was part of the small circle of black radicals leading the struggle for workers' rights and racial justice. This anthology of his key writings and speeches reveals the deep commitment to the working class by his generation of African American Marxists. His classics, such as 'Lynch Justice at Work' and 'They Shall Not Die!,' as well as his speech nominating William Z. Foster for president at the 1936 CPUSA Convention in Chicago, are included. This work also features important documents penned by Amis and found in the former Soviet archives and in the private holdings of the Amis Family. It also includes many of Amis' theoretical works found in international documents, such as the CPUSA's International Press Correspondence, and a selected bibliography on the research scholarship pertaining to African Americans and communism.

Table of Contents

Introduction : B. D. Amis - black communist and labor leader
Lynch justice at work	p. 1
Early newspaper articles	p. 13
Theoretical essays	p. 31
Scottsboro documents	p. 43
Speeches of B. D. Amis	p. 57
Cleveland district organizer	p. 69
International press correspondence essays	p. 77
CIO and SWOC	p. 85
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