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"If you want to understand why white countries in the West demonize Haitians so much, read CLR James' The Black Jacobins. Haiti led the first successful slave revolt in history, and the imperialists have never forgiven them for it, dedicating every resource to force the country into subservience."

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"How C. L. R. James Wrote the Definitive History of the Haitian Revolution"

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"The socialist historian C. L. R. James was born 120 years ago today. His landmark text, The Black Jacobins, is a majestic account of the Haitian Revolution and is still the authoritative history of a ..."

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