Gerald Horne Books

"One lesson from Texas history is that repression was so severe because resistance was so daunting-a lesson to keep in mind as this century unfolds"--

Black Liberation/Red Scare examines the life of Ben Davis, Jr. (1904-64), an African-American Communist leader, focusing on his grassroots campaigns and the Communist Party's evolution from the 1930s to the 1960s. Gerald Horne presents a unique perspective on the rise and decline of the party through Davis's public life. The son of a prominent Atlanta publisher and a leader in the Republican Party, Davis was educated at Morehouse, Amherst, and Harvard Law School. After graduating, he joined the Communist Party, becoming a visible leader for thirty years. In 1943, he was elected to the New York City Council from Harlem, with support from figures like Roy Wilkins, Joe Louis, and Duke Ellington. Davis advocated for rent control, progressive taxation, and fought against transit fare hikes and police brutality. However, the Red Scare and Cold War marginalized Davis and the Communist Party. African-American organizations, including the NAACP, distanced themselves from him in exchange for civil rights concessions. In 1949, he was ousted from the City Council, later jailed in 1951, and released in 1956 as the civil rights movement gained momentum. His ties to the King family led to FBI surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the 1960s, Davis's controversial campus appearances contributed to a new wave of activism. Horne argues that Davis, alongside Paul Robeson and W. E. B. Du Bois, deserves recognition as a key leader of Afri

"Account of of the slave trade and its lasting effects on modern life, based on the history of the Eastern Seaboard of North America, the Caribbean, Africa, and what is now Great Britain"--

Gerald Horne emphasizes the importance of the "long sixteenth century," from 1492 to 1607, to fully grasp the context of British colonists' arrival in the early seventeenth century. His argument highlights the critical historical developments leading to this significant migration.

The biography delves into the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, exploring his significant contributions to civil rights and social justice, as well as the complexities of his later years. It provides a comprehensive look at his evolving thoughts and actions, highlighting the controversies that surrounded his later decades and the impact he had on American society. Through detailed analysis, the book captures the essence of Du Bois as a pivotal figure in history.

The Haitian Revolution marked the first successful slave revolt, leading to Haiti's independence in 1804 and a significant defeat for France, Great Britain, and Spain. This event reshaped the New World and deeply influenced the United States, inspiring enslaved individuals and abolitionists while instilling fear in the Southern slaveholding class, bringing the nation closer to civil war. Gerald Horne's groundbreaking work delves into the complex relationship between the U.S. and Hispaniola, emphasizing African American responses to Haiti's revolutionary journey, the island's division in 1844 that created the Dominican Republic, and the U.S.'s failed annexation attempts in the 1870s. Utilizing a wealth of archival and primary sources, Horne presents a diverse range of perspectives, including those of world leaders, diplomats, slaveholders, white abolitionists, and the freedom fighters he calls Black Jacobins. His analysis highlights the conflicts among colonial powers, the commercial interests and imperial ambitions of U.S. elites, and the resilience of the American slaveholding class, while centering on the freedom struggles of Africans on both the island and the mainland, who sought to realize the emancipatory ideals of 18th-century republicanism.

I Dare A Gerald Horne Reader is a timely and essential collection of the many works of Professor Gerald Horne―a historian who has made an indelible impact on the study of US and international history. Horne approaches his study of history as a deeply politically engaged scholar, with an insightful and necessarily partisan stance, critiquing the lasting reverberations of white supremacy and all its bedfellows―imperialism, colonialism, fascism and racism―which continue to wreak havoc in the United States and abroad to this day. Drawing on a career that spans more than four decades, The Gerald Horne Reader will showcase the many highlights of Horne’s writings, delving into discussions of the United States and its place on the global stage, the curation of mythology surrounding titans of 20th Century African American history like Malcolm X, and Horne’s thoughts on pressing international crises of the 21st Century including the war in Afghanistan during the early 2000s, and the war in Ukraine which erupted in February 2022. As we continue to observe the chaos of our current times, I Dare A Gerald Horne Reader foregrounds a firmly rooted, consistent analysis of what has come to pass―and provides illuminating insight that better informs where we may be headed, and outlines what needs to be done to stem the tide of growing fascism across the Western world.

The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been hailed almost universally as a great step forward for humanity. The author show that in the prelude to 1776, the abolition of slavery seemed all but inevitable in London, delighting Africans as much as it outraged... číst celé