“The rich are only defeated when running for their lives.”
Quote by C. L. R. James
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the 18th-century slave rebellion in the French colony of San Domingo, which later became Haiti. It focuses on the leadership of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the impact of the revolution on the Caribbean and the Atlantic world. more
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C. L. R. James
C. L. R. James, born on January 4, 1901, and died on May 19, 1989, was a Trinidadian-born British journalist, historian, writer, and socialist. He is renowned for his research on the history of the Caribbean region and his contributions to socialist thought. more
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