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Hammer and the Ho

The Alabama Communists During the Depression
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Robin Kelly's "Hammer and the Ho" provides a detailed account of the Communist Party's activities in Alabama during the Great Depression.

The book highlights the party's significant influence among African Americans, particularly in the Black Belt region.

Kelly examines the reasons for the party's popularity, including its advocacy for equal rights and its efforts to improve the lives of sharecroppers and farmers.

The work explores the party's organizational structure, its strategies for mobilization, and its impact on the broader civil rights movement.

Kelly's research sheds light on a crucial, often overlooked, chapter in the history of American communism and its intersection with the struggle for racial justice.

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Mentioned by Nima Shirazi as a seminal book on black communism in the 1930s.
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Robin D.G. Kelly
's groundbreaking first book, detailing oral history interviews with Communist Party activists.
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Ramtin Arablouei
as a seminal book exploring the history of communist organizing among farmers in Alabama during the Great Depression.
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