Blacks, Reds, and Russians: Sojourners in Search of the Soviet Promise

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One of probably the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations within the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave the US to be involved within the Soviet Experiment within the 1920s and 1930s. Frustrated by the limitations imposed by racism of their home country, African Americans were lured by the promise of opportunity out of the country. Plenty of them settled there, raised families, and became integrated into society. The Soviet economy likewise reaped enormous benefits from the talent and expertise that these individuals brought, and the throughout success story became a platform for political leaders to boast their party goals of creating a society where all members were equal.
In Blacks, Reds, and Russians, Joy Gleason Carew offers insight into the political strategies that continuously underlie relationships between different peoples and countries. She draws at the autobiographies of key sojourners, including Harry Haywood and Robert Robinson, along with the writings of Claude McKay, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes. Interviews with the descendents of figures such as Paul Robeson and Oliver Golden offer rare personal insights into the story of a group of emigrants who, confronted by the daunting challenges of making a life for themselves in a racist United States, found unprecedented opportunities in communist Russia.

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