David Austin is the editor of You Don't Play with Revolution: The Montreal Lectures of C.L.R. James. He teaches in the Humanities, Philosophy, and Religion Department at John Abbott College, Montreal.
"An extremely important and timely book--exhaustively researched,
expertly executed, and beautifully written. Fear of a Black Nation
solidifies David Austin's place as one of the most important Black
writers and intellectuals in North America." - Barrington Walker,
Associate Professor of History, Queen's University, and author of
Race on Trial
"David Austin thoroughly analyzes the issues of power, gender,
race, and politics that were at play at the time of, and after, the
1968 Congress of Black Writers. The radical left narrative of the
Caribbean intersected with Black radical politics in Montreal, and
life was forever changed by the rhetoric, the call for sweeping
change, and a Pan-African sensibility. Such were the teachings at
the Congress...from the likes of Rocky Jones of Nova Scotia,
Stokely Carmichael of Trinidad and the Black Power Movement in the
United States, C.L.R. James of Trinidad, Walter Rodney of Guyana,
and others who would be on a list of who's who of the Caribbean
left. Fear of a Black Nation is a must-read for anyone interested
in closing gaps in modern Canadian history." - Althea Prince,
Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University, and author of Being
Black
"In this path-breaking work, Austin takes us deep into the
fascinating world of race, security, and Montreal's 1960s. When we
emerge, it is no longer possible to talk about Canada or Quebec in
the same way as before. Fear of a Black Nation is a crucially
important book." - Sean Mills, Assistant Professor of History,
University of Toronto, and author of The Empire Within
"A brilliant analysis of the Black Canadian experience, David
Austin's Fear of a Black Nation challenges everything we think we
know about Black Canada and the police state. Drawing on intensive
and extensive research that spans several continents, and using
RCMP dossiers, Austin tells the story of Black activism in
Montreal, and shows us how this activism changed history for Black
Canadians, Caribbeans, and Black people worldwide. Without a doubt,
it is ground-breaking work."--Afua Cooper, James R. Johnston Chair
in Black Canadian Studies
"At the heart of this big-hearted book is Austin's insistence on
history, or as he puts it, the 'lived experience of Blacks, '
against silence and the abstractions or chimeras of ideology.
Readers will learn much about Canada's black history here, but they
will also learn about why it matters to everyone."--Karen Dubinsky,
Professor of Global Development Studies/History
"Austin's analysis of blackness and its ever-disruptive
relationship to the country's two dominant nationalities (British
and French) provides indispensable insights and incitements for
those of us who live and struggle in 'the great white north'. An
indictment of Canadian white supremacy and state racism, certainly,
the book also points towards the practices of solidarity and
freedom that have animated the movements of the past and that could
yet be implicated in the creation of a vastly better future."--Ted
Rutland
"Fear of a Black Nation is a powerful reclaiming of the history of
radical Black organizing in 1960s Montreal and an insightful
analysis of its global ramifications ... This book makes a major
contribution to the fields of Black history and political studies;
it also challenges conventional and left race-blind readings of the
histories of Quebec and Canada."--Sunera Thobani, Associate
Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
"In this superb book, Austin shows us how 'the past reverberates in
the present.' From the historical fact of slavery in Canada to
national security state paranoia towards Black dissent in the
1970s, Fear of a Black Nation artfully weaves a rich tapestry
connecting Black struggles for freedom and dignity, the
geohistorical significance of Montreal and Black/Caribbean left
thought, and the politics of race, gender, class, and nation.
Canada, and, indeed, the world, is not yet free from 'the burden of
race'--this work offers important insights for struggles against
the dehumanizing effects of racism and colonialism, and points
toward new horizons of possibility for human emancipation."--Aziz
Choudry, Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies in Education
"In Fear of a Black Nation, David Austin reveals how the global
currents of sixties protest converged on Montreal--while
demonstrating, in turn, how the organizing of a small group of
Montreal-based West Indian and Black Canadian intellectuals and
activists reverberated far beyond the city. Brilliantly conceived,
meticulously researched, trenchantly argued, and elegantly written,
Fear of a Black Nation upends our understanding of the history of
Black internationalism and places Austin among the foremost
chroniclers of the history of left radicalism in the Caribbean and
North America."--Peter James Hudson, Assistant Professor of
History
02 "A brilliant analysis of the Black Canadian experience, David
Austin's Fear of a Black Nation challenges everything we think we
know about Black Canada and the police state. Drawing on intensive
and extensive research that spans several continents, and using
RCMP dossiers, Austin tells the story of Black activism in
Montreal, and shows us how this activism changed history for Black
Canadians, Caribbeans, and Black people worldwide. Without a doubt,
it is ground-breaking work."--Afua Cooper, James R. Johnston Chair
in Black Canadian Studies
02 "An extremely important and timely book--exhaustively
researched, expertly executed, and beautifully written. Fear of a
Black Nation solidifies David Austin's place as one of the most
important Black writers and intellectuals in North
America."--Barrington Walker, Associate Professor of History,
Queen's University, and author of Race on Trial
02 "At the heart of this big-hearted book is Austin's insistence on
history, or as he puts it, the 'lived experience of Blacks, '
against silence and the abstractions or chimeras of ideology.
Readers will learn much about Canada's black history here, but they
will also learn about why it matters to everyone."--Karen Dubinsky,
Professor of Global Development Studies/History
02 "Austin's analysis of blackness and its ever-disruptive
relationship to the country's two dominant nationalities (British
and French) provides indispensable insights and incitements for
those of us who live and struggle in 'the great white north'. An
indictment of Canadian white supremacy and state racism, certainly,
the book also points towards the practices of solidarity and
freedom that have animated the movements of the past and that could
yet be implicated in the creation of a vastly better future."--Ted
Rutland
02 "David Austin thoroughly analyzes the issues of power, gender,
race, and politics that were at play at the time of, and after, the
1968 Congress of Black Writers. The radical left narrative of the
Caribbean intersected with Black radical politics in Montreal, and
life was forever changed by the rhetoric, the call for sweeping
change, and a Pan-African sensibility. Such were the teachings at
the Congress...from the likes of Rocky Jones of Nova Scotia,
Stokely Carmichael of Trinidad and the Black Power Movement in the
United States, C.L.R. James of Trinidad, Walter Rodney of Guyana,
and others who would be on a list of who's who of the Caribbean
left. Fear of a Black Nation is a must-read for anyone interested
in closing gaps in modern Canadian history."--Althea Prince,
Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University, and author of Being
Black
02 "Fear of a Black Nation is a powerful reclaiming of the history
of radical Black organizing in 1960s Montreal and an insightful
analysis of its global ramifications ... This book makes a major
contribution to the fields of Black history and political studies;
it also challenges conventional and left race-blind readings of the
histories of Quebec and Canada."--Sunera Thobani, Associate
Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
02 "In this path-breaking work, Austin takes us deep into the
fascinating world of race, security, and Montreal's 1960s. When we
emerge, it is no longer possible to talk about Canada or Quebec in
the same way as before. Fear of a Black Nation is a crucially
important book."--Sean Mills, Assistant Professor of History,
University of Toronto, and author of The Empire Within
02 "In this superb book, Austin shows us how 'the past reverberates
in the present.' From the historical fact of slavery in Canada to
national security state paranoia towards Black dissent in the
1970s, Fear of a Black Nation artfully weaves a rich tapestry
connecting Black struggles for freedom and dignity, the
geohistorical significance of Montreal and Black/Caribbean left
thought, and the politics of race, gender, class, and nation.
Canada, and, indeed, the world, is not yet free from 'the burden of
race'--this work offers important insights for struggles against
the dehumanizing effects of racism and colonialism, and points
toward new horizons of possibility for human emancipation."--Aziz
Choudry, Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies in Education
02 "In Fear of a Black Nation, David Austin reveals how the global
currents of sixties protest converged on Montreal--while
demonstrating, in turn, how the organizing of a small group of
Montreal-based West Indian and Black Canadian intellectuals and
activists reverberated far beyond the city. Brilliantly conceived,
meticulously researched, trenchantly argued, and elegantly written,
Fear of a Black Nation upends our understanding of the history of
Black internationalism and places Austin among the foremost
chroniclers of the history of left radicalism in the Caribbean and
North America."--Peter James Hudson, Assistant Professor of
History
"An extremely important and timely book--exhaustively researched,
expertly executed, and beautifully written. "Fear of a Black
Nation" solidifies David Austin's place as one of the most
important Black writers and intellectuals in North America."
- Barrington Walker, Associate Professor of History, Queen's
University, and author of "Race on Trial"
?David Austin thoroughly analyzes the issues of power, gender,
race, and politics that were at play at the time of, and after, the
1968 Congress of Black Writers. The radical left narrative of the
Caribbean intersected with Black radical politics in Montreal, and
life was forever changed by the rhetoric, the call for sweeping
change, and a Pan-African sensibility. Such were the teachings at
the Congress...from the likes of Rocky Jones of Nova Scotia,
Stokely Carmichael of Trinidad and the Black Power Movement in the
United States, C.L.R. James of Trinidad, Walter Rodney of Guyana,
and others who would be on a list of who's who of the Caribbean
left. "Fear of a Black Nation" is a must-read for anyone interested
in closing gaps in modern Canadian history.?
- Althea Prince, Professor of Sociology, Ryerson University, and
author of "Being Black"
?A brilliant analysis of the Black Canadian experience, David
Austin's "Fear of a Black Nation" challenges everything we think we
know about Black Canada and the police state. Drawing on intensive
and extensive research that spans several continents, and using
RCMP dossiers, Austin tells the story of Black activism in
Montreal, and shows us how this activism changed history for Black
Canadians, Caribbeans, and Black people worldwide. Without a doubt,
it is ground-breaking work.?
- Afua Cooper, James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies,
Dalhousie University
?In "Fear of a Black Nation", David Austin reveals how the global
currents of sixties protest converged on Montreal ? while
demonstrating, in turn, how the organizing of a small group of
Montreal-based West Indian and Black Canadian intellectuals and
activists reverberated far beyond the city. Brilliantly conceived,
meticulously researched, trenchantly argued, and elegantly written,
"Fear of a Black Nation" upends our understanding of the history of
Black internationalism and places Austin among the foremost
chroniclers of the history of left radicalism in the Caribbean and
North America.?
- Peter James Hudson, Assistant Professor of History, Vanderbilt
University
?"Fear of a Black Nation" is a powerful reclaiming of the history
of radical Black organizing in 1960s Montreal and an insightful
analysis of its global ramifications. . . .This book makes a major
contribution to the fields of Black history and political studies;
it also challenges conventional and left race-blind readings of the
histories of Quebec and Canada.?
- Sunera Thobani, Associate Professor of Gender, Race, Sexuality
and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
?In this superb book, Austin shows us how ?the past reverberates in
the present.? From the historical fact of slavery in Canada to
national security state paranoia towards Black dissent in the
1970s, "Fear of a Black Nation" artfully weaves a rich tapestry
connecting Black strugglesfor freedom and dignity, the
geohistorical significance of Montreal and Black/Caribbean left
thought, and the politics of race, gender, class, and nation.
Canada, and, indeed, the world, is not yet free from ?the burden of
race this work offers important insights for struggles against the
dehumanizing effects of racism and colonialism, and points toward
new horizons of possibility for human emancipation.?
- Aziz Choudry, Assistant Professor of Integrated Studies in
Education, McGill University
?At the heart of this big-hearted book is Austin's insistence on
history, or as he puts it, the ?lived experience of Blacks, ?
against silence and the abstractions or chimeras of ideology.
Readers will learn much about Canada's black history here, but they
will also learn about why it matters to everyone.?
- Karen Dubinsky, Professor of Global Development Studies/History,
Queen's University
"In this path-breaking work, Austin takes us deep into the
fascinating world of race, security, and Montreal's 1960s. When we
emerge, it is no longer possible to talk about Canada or Quebec in
the same way as before. "Fear of a Black Nation" is a crucially
important book."
- Sean Mills, Assistant Professor of History, University of
Toronto, and author of "The Empire Within"
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