Red and Black in Harlem and Jamaica
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Red and Black in Harlem and Jamaica
The first biography and collected writings of one of the leading West Indian anti-colonialists of the twentieth century
The first complete account of the life and work of Wilfred Adolphus Domingo (1889-1968), one of the most significant West Indian anti-colonialists of the twentieth century.
When W. A. Domingo died in 1968, the Jamaican ex-premier Norman Manley wrote that 'no one in the world made greater sacrifices or suffered more for the cause he believed inβthe cause of freedom for Jamaica and our escape from the bonds and fetters of British Imperialism.' Despite this claim, Domingo has remained a shadowy figure. Red and Black in Harlem and Jamaica brings him, at last, into the foreground of anti-colonial struggle in the Caribbean.
The book looks at Domingo's ideological tenets and political commitments at various stages in his life. Each section contains a substantial introduction followed by a selection of Domingo's writings, including new biographical information which sheds light on Domingo's early years as well as on his relationships with Marcus Garvey and the Communist movement.
Series: Black Critique
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780745348575
Publisher: Pluto Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pluto Press
Illustration: 12 Halftones, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Peter Hulme
- Edited by Leslie James
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 384
About the Author
W. A. Domingo (1889-1968) was one of the leading West Indian anti-colonialists of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Jamaica, he moved to the USA in 1910. A Jamaican nationalist, socialist, and committed internationalist, he was part of an influential community of West Indian radicals active in Harlem's New Negro movement in the early 20th century. In 1936 he co-founded the Jamaica Progressive League, which called for Jamaican self-government. He then helped shape the Peopleβs National Party in Jamaica before being imprisoned by the colonial authorities on the island during World War II. He was present at Jamaicaβs independence ceremonies in August 1962. Peter Hulme is Emeritus Professor in Literature, University of Essex, and the author or editor of numerous books, most recently The Dinner at Gonfarone's: SalomΓ³n de la Selva's Pan-American Project in Nueva York, 1915-1919. He lives in Sedbergh, Cumbria. Leslie James is Senior Lecturer in Global History at Queen Mary University London. She is the author of George Padmore and Decolonization from BelowΒ and editor of C.L.R. James's Nkrumah and the Ghana Revolution. She lives in London.
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