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Radical History Blog
The Grapes of Wrath: John Steinbeck and the Great Depression
February 27, 2019| Pete| 10
In the California heat of August 1939, the officers of the Kern County Board of Supervisors banned a new book from the public schools and libraries under their jurisdiction.
The 'Independent Group': History repeating itself, but not in the way you'd think...
February 24, 2019| Pete| 34
The news over the past few days has been covered with the departure from the Labour Party (and now also from the Tories) of a small number of MPs calling themselves the ‘’.
A Quick ‘Thank You’ to Karl Marx
February 17, 2019| Pete| 54
Like me, you may have been distressed to hear that ’s resting place in in North London has been vandalised again yesterday for the second time in a few weeks. It’s a peaceful, leafy-green corner of the world.
Frederick Douglass: The Man Who Made Abraham Lincoln
February 14, 2019| Pete| 11
On a brisk April morning in 1876, spectators gathered in Washington DC's Capitol Hill district for the unveiling of the new .
The Quest for Bertolt Brecht
February 10, 2019| Pete| 8
Today marks the birth of one of Europe's most prolific 20th century political intellectuals. But which political tradition can actually claim him as their own? The era-defining German playwright, , was born in Bavaria today in 1898.
An Exercise in Self-Criticism: The Anatomy of a Radical Tea Towel and the Hazards of Representing the Past
February 8, 2019| Pete| 24
A face, a quotation, and a name. Most of the time, excluding the material aspect (half panama, natural unbleached cotton, if you were wondering), this trinity is what makes up a ‘Radical Tea Towel’.
The Abraham Lincoln Battalion: Equality in the International Brigades
January 31, 2019| Pete| 55
In the late 1930s, African-Americans found more equality on the front line of a foreign civil war than they could on the front row of a bus in Alabama.
A Story of Resistence on Holocaust Memorial Day: the Attack on the Twentieth Convoy
January 27, 2019| Pete| 202
Holocaust Memorial Day recalls one of the worst crimes in human history. It's also a time to reflect on the heroic and humanitarian actions of those who did all they could to stand with the marginalised and oppressed.
Five Statues to a Better World: A Walk Through Central Manchester
January 23, 2019| Pete| 64
I had an epiphany the other day. It wasn't at all to do with religion, no. This one was about a combination of radical politics a nd Manchester town centre!
MLK Day For The World - Not Just America
January 21, 2019| Pete| 7
Today is a day to celebrate King's achievements - but also to heed his internationalist approach to the fight against injustice. Though Day is an American holiday, the man himself was thoroughly international.