Jack Barnes (1) (1940–)

FROM BOOKNEWS

“Will reward readers looking for little known aspects of Malcolm’s political views and the leadership place African-Americans have taken at the forefront of working-class and popular struggles from the Civil War to the present day. The inclusion of Barnes’ 1965 interview with Malcolm adds interest to the book, as does a collection of 130 pages of photos and drawings that illustrate the determined and combative face of the Black struggle.” [Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR www.booknews.com]—Book News

FROM FORWARD REVIEWS

“A trenchant socialist analysis of American class and race politics….. [P]eople who are interested in the history of civil rights, political theory, or socialism will find it fascinating.” —Foreword reviews

FROM MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

“…A powerful and persuasive political testimony, enhanced with blackand-white photographs, a glossary, and an index.”

Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to Workers Power
Jack Barnes
Pathfinder Press
PO Box 162767, Atlanta, GA 30321-2767
9781604880212 $20.00 www.pathfinderpress.com

Written by Jack Barnes, the national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to Workers Power is an
unabashedly pro-socialist treatise, discussing the past one hundred and
fifty years of exploitation of workers - especially black workers -
particularly from the mid-1950s onward, when black people were
disproportionately claimed as an under compensated industrial work
force and as cannon fodder for the America's wars. During this
tumultuous time, Malcolm X emerged as a leader who called for human
rights, justice, and equality. Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to
Workers Power searches for lessons from the past, and seeks to apply
those lessons to promote a future where socialism provides a framework
for reducing or eliminating exploitation, violence, and racism. A
powerful and persuasive political testimony, enhanced with black-andwhite
photographs, a glossary, and an index. "Everything new and
progressive on the Negro question came from Moscow, after the
revolution of 1917, and as a result of the revolution... Everybody knew
that the Negro was getting the worst of it at every turn, but hardly
anybody cared about it or wanted to do anything to try to moderate or
change it. The 90 percent white majority of American society, including
its working-class sector, North as well as South, was saturated with
prejudice against the Negro; and the socialist movement reflected this
prejudice to a considerable extent... The old theory of American
radicalism turned out in practice to be a formula for inaction on the
Negro front... The Russian intervention changed all that, and changed it
dramatically, and for the better."

.........................................

Criticas Spanish Language Authors and Book Reviews
May Reviews of the Latest Spanish-Language Books for Adults, Fiction, Nonfiction,
Poetry, and Also in Translation
Edited by Aida Bardales -- Library Journal, 5/13/2010
Malcolm X. La liberación de los negros y el camino al poder obrero.
(Malcolm X: The Liberation of Blacks and the Road to the Power of the Worker)
Barnes, Jack.
U.S.: Pathfinder Pr. 2010. 447p. ISBN 978-1-60488-024-3. pap. $20. HISTORY
Barnes, National Secretary of the U.S. Socialist Workers Party and a member
since 1963, was one of the last people to interview Malcolm X before his 1965
assassination. This hefty tome contains a rich miscellany of photographs,
articles, and reflections. Although the introductory essays, often presentations
Barnes has made at public meetings, deal with Malcolm X, this book spans
almost 100 years of labor history from the perspective of how the African
American question was viewed by thinkers and leaders like Trotsky and
organizations like the American Communist Party. Barnes paints a picture of
African American leaders and their struggles, vision, and impact, and he
includes recent reflections regarding the election of Barack Obama and how
this fits into the overall perceptions of African America from within and without
that community., specifically regarding rights and opportunities. Recommended for all public libraries
and bookstores for its general appeal and historic content.—Catherine Rendón, Savannah, GA
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6728581.html?industryid=49055

..................… (mais)

“…A powerful and persuasive political testimony, enhanced with black-and-
white photographs, a glossary, and an index.”

Written by Jack Barnes, the national secretary of the Socialist Workers
Party, Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to Workers Power is an
unabashedly pro-socialist treatise, discussing the past one hundred and
fifty years of exploitation of workers - especially black workers -
particularly from the mid-1950s onward, when black people were
disproportionately claimed as an under compensated industrial work
force and as cannon fodder for the America's wars. During this
tumultuous time, Malcolm X emerged as a leader who called for human
rights, justice, and equality. Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to
Workers Power searches for lessons from the past, and seeks to apply
those lessons to promote a future where socialism provides a framework
for reducing or eliminating exploitation, violence, and racism. A
powerful and persuasive political testimony, enhanced with black-andwhite
photographs, a glossary, and an index. "Everything new and
progressive on the Negro question came from Moscow, after the
revolution of 1917, and as a result of the revolution... Everybody knew
that the Negro was getting the worst of it at every turn, but hardly
anybody cared about it or wanted to do anything to try to moderate or
change it. The 90 percent white majority of American society, including
its working-class sector, North as well as South, was saturated with
prejudice against the Negro; and the socialist movement reflected this
prejudice to a considerable extent... The old theory of American
radicalism turned out in practice to be a formula for inaction on the
Negro front... The Russian intervention changed all that, and changed it
dramatically, and for the better."

Midwest Book Review

Malcolm X Black Liberation & the Road to Workers Power
Jack Barnes
Pathfinder Press
PO Box 162767, Atlanta, GA 30321-2767
9781604880212 $20.00 www.pathfinderpress.com… (mais)