A collection of the political interventions of a Black woman communist at a historical crossroads. 

The world of Claudia Jones was one of heated battles for Black liberation, of anti-fascism in the build-up to World War II, of national liberation struggles across the Global South, of the US government persecuting her and her comrades for their activism and membership in the Communist Party. And as a Black woman, she was also determined to bring to light how race and gender are embedded in and essential to the struggles of the working class.

From her poetry, to newspaper articles, to pamphlets, to speeches, this reader brings us Claudia Jones as she was: unrelenting, fearless, and a Communist. Her writing challenges us all to stand with our principles, to build organization, and to clearly see how understanding the intersectional aspects of our struggle is crucial for the liberation of humanity and the planet.

GERALD HORNE is a historian and professor at the University of Houston. The author of more than thirty books, including Race to Revolution and Confronting Black Jacobins. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. 

EUGENE PURYEAR is a journalist, activist, politician, and host on Breakthrough News. He is a founding member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and is the author of Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America.

ISBN: 978-1-7368500-9-1

February 2024