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2020 Reprint of the 1958 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Here is the story of one Black American Communist who became disillusioned with Communism and penned this cautionary tale of the perils of his experience. According to the author: "Ten years I labored in the cause of Communism. I was a dedicated "comrade." All my talents and efforts were zealously used to bring about the triumph of Communism in America and throughout the world. To me, the end of capitalism would mark the beginning of an interminable period of plenty, peace, prosperity and universal comradeship. All racial and class differences and conflicts would end forever after the liquidation of the capitalists, their government and their supporters. ..Little did I realize until I was deeply enmeshed in the Red Conspiracy, that just and seeming grievances are exploited to transform idealism into a cold and ruthless weapon against the capitalist system-that this is the end toward which all the communist efforts among Negroes are directed. Indeed, I had entered the red conspiracy in the vain belief that it was the way to a "new, better and superior" world system of society. Ten years later, thoroughly disillusioned, I abandoned communism." From the preface.
Author Name: Manning Johnson
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Publish Date: August 11, 2020
Pages: 82
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 5.3 ounces
Size: 6.69 x 0.19 x 9.61 inches
ISBN Number 13: 978-1684224852
ISBN Number 10: 1684224853
BISAC Categories:
- Radical Political Thought
- Communism & Socialism (Books)
- African American Demographic Studies (Books)
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