NPR: How Communism Brought Racial Equality To The South

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BY:National Public Radio| February 16, 2010
NPR: How Communism Brought Racial Equality To The South

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Tell Me More continues its Black History Month series of conversations with a discussion about the role of the Communist Party. It was prominent in the fight for racial equality in the south, specifically Alabama, where segregation was most oppressive. Many courageous activists were communists. Host Michel Martin speaks with historian Robin Kelley about his book “Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression” about how the communist party tried to secure racial, economic, and political reforms.

Image: Hammer and Hoe by Robin Kelley

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