Series

Socialism and Black liberation

How is the struggle against racism connected to the struggle for socialism? SocialistWorker.org writers explain what Marxists have to say.

An ad for a slave auction in 1840
Lance Selfa

The roots of racism

Racism as we understand it today did not always exist. It came into being as a consequence of the African slave trade and the rise of capitalism.

October 21, 2010
A communist-led march on Washington demanding justice for the Scottsboro Boys in 1933
Paul D’Amato

Race and the U.S. socialist tradition

The best fighters for socialism have always recognized that the struggle for Black liberation and socialism must go hand-in-hand.

November 18, 2010
Coming together to challenge racism at University of California San Diego
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Race, class and Marxism

For Marxists, there is an inseparable link between racism and capitalism--and therefore a commitment to fighting racism as part of the struggle for socialism.

January 4, 2011