Marcus Garvey Claude McKay Claudia Jones C.L.R. James Stokely Carmichael Louis
Farakhan--the roster of immigrants from the Caribbean who have made a profound impact on the
development of radical politics in the United States is extensive. In this magisterial and
lavishly illustrated work Winston James focuses on the twentieth century's first waves of
immigrants from the Caribbean and their contribution to political dissidence in America.This
diligently researched wide-ranging and sophisticated book will be welcomed by all those
interested in the Caribbean and its émigrés the Afro-American current within America's radical
tradition and the history politics and culture of the African diaspora.
