Book talk: Jesús Colón, a Puerto Rican in New York and other sketches

BY:National Marxist Education Commission| November 23, 2025

Purchase Jesús Colón’s A Puerto Rican in New York and Other Sketches from International Publishers.

Jesús Colón’s A Puerto Rican in New York and Other Sketches is an autobiographical narrative composed of short stories that document the formation of class consciousness from the ground up.

Presented on November 23, 2025.

This class is an activity of the Working-Class Project and the CPUSA National Education Commission. The Working-Class Project is a program of the People Before Profits Education Fund.

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