By Paul Von Blum, JDJournal of Pan African Studies March 2017, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p382 For many years, in…
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Dear Friends: Two important items this month. First, progress with Songs of Slavery and Emancipation. Second, progress with a new…
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Singing songs for the people: James Connolly comes to life in a new book of revolutionary songs: A Review
By Aaron Leonardrabble.caOctober 30th, 2013 Even more important is that Connolly combined a scholars’ dedication to history’s dynamics with the…
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Revolutionaries Lived in San Francisco but Wore No Flowers in Their Hair
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