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Trotskyism

The Turbulent 1950s in South Africa — Women as defiant activists

Women were in the front lines of the struggle against the Apartheid regime in South Africa, as this article from South African History Online explains. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Left Voice

August 28, 2020

Leon Trotsky: Remarks on the Draft Theses of The Workers Party of South Africa

On April 20, 1935, Leon Trotsky sent this letter to South African communists, in response to theses they had sent him. He discusses this agrarian question, the slogan of a Black Republic, and the need to fight relentlessly against the chauvinism of white workers. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Leon Trotsky

August 26, 2020

Lenin Club: Draft Thesis on the Trade Union Question

In 1934, the Lenin Club presented draft thesis on the situation in South Africa. This is what the Club (both majority and minority) wrote about the trade union question. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Left Voice

August 25, 2020

Lenin Club: Draft Thesis on the Native Question (Minority)

In 1934, the Lenin Club presented draft thesis on the situation in South Africa. This is what the Club's minority wrote about the native question. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Left Voice

August 24, 2020

Lenin Club: Draft Thesis on the Native Question (Majority)

In 1934, the Lenin Club presented draft thesis on the situation in South Africa. This is what the Club's majority wrote about the native question. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Left Voice

August 23, 2020

Letters from Leon Trotsky on South Africa

In 1932, Leon Trotsky responded to a letter from two dozen Black communists from South Africa. He also wrote to the leadership of the International Left Opposition on the importance of winning over the most oppressed sectors of the working class. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Leon Trotsky

August 22, 2020

What Is Trotskyism?

Today is the 80th anniversary of the murder of Leon Trotsky. Though he was killed at the hands of Stalinism, revolutionaries carry on his legacy. Here is an introduction to his ideas.

Tatiana Cozzarelli

August 21, 2020

Leon Trotsky Lives on in Our American Struggle

Today marks 80 years since the murder of Leon Trotsky in Mexico, at the hand of an assassin sent by Joseph Stalin, as he sat at his desk reviewing an article his killer had written.

Scott Cooper

August 21, 2020

Letters from T.W. Thibedi on South African Trotskyism

In 1932, T.W. Thibedi and two dozen Black communists in South Africa wrote to the Communist League of America and Leon Trotsky. In 1930, Thibedi had been expelled from the Stalinized Communist Party and was working to set up a new revolutionary organization uniting Black and European workers. This is part of our collection on Marxism and Black Struggle.

Left Voice

August 21, 2020