But when one talks about colonization, the question of race comes into play because in colonization it is one race that seeks to dominate an entire other race. One just talks about a group of people who are economically taking advantage of another group.
I want to go into it more deeply because I think when one talks about exploitation, the question of race is not present. Now, there are two types of oppression in the world: There is exploitation and there is colonization. In this speech, civil rights organiser, Pan-Africanist and ‘Honorary Prime Minister’ of the Black Panther Party, Stokeley Carmichael discusses how ‘black people around the world are moving together In 1968, as protests shook France and war raged in Vietnam, the giants of black radical politics descended on Montreal to discuss the unique challenges and struggles facing their black comrades all over the world.Īgainst a backdrop of widespread racism in the West and ongoing colonialism and imperialism in the Global South, this group of activists, writers, and political figures gathered to discuss the history and struggles of people of African descent and the meaning of black power.įor the first time since 1968, in his new book Moving Against the System, David Austin has brought alive the speeches and debates of the most important international gathering of black radicals of the era.
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