The Lost Caucus
The story of the Congressional Black Caucus reflects the class contradictions of black politics in the post–civil rights era.
Illustration by Trevor Davis.
It was a bright spot in a depressing decade for the Left. Over the course of a week in November 1984, activists staged sit-ins in front of the South African Embassy demanding the release of imprisoned South African labor leaders. Among those arrested were activists like Martin Luther King Jr’s daughter Yolanda King. The protests […]
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