Darcus Howe - 9781849664950

Darcus HoweA Political Biography\nAuthor(s): Robin Bunce, Paul Field\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781849664950, 978-1849664950\nSynopsis\nThis book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on [url]\n\nDarcus Howe: a Political Biography examines the struggle for racial justice in Britain, through the lens of one of Britains most prominent and controversial black journalists and campaigners. \n\nBorn in Trinidad during the dying days of British colonialism, Howe became an uncompromising champion of racial justice. The book examines how Howes unique political outlook was inspired by the example of his friend and mentor [url] James, and forged in the heat of the American civil rights movement, as well as Trinidads Black Power Revolution. \n\nThe book sheds new light on Howes leading role in the defining struggles in Britain against institutional racism in t.