Interview with C.L.R. James by Lancelot Layne

Description

Calypso musician, spoken word performer, and composer Lancelot Layne and Christopher Laird interview author, political activist, literary critic, and political commentator C.L.R. James about Ghana independence, West Indies cricket, Kaiso, calypso and present an award from the Emancipation Freedom Day Council of Trinidad & Tobago and an Imhotep Award. Memories of growing up in Tunapuna and his family, Ellis Island, Haitian revolution, history and the revolutionary struggle. Keywords: Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore, Malcolm Nurse, Amy Jacques Garvey, Tunapuna, Dessalines, Henri Christophe, Toussaint L'Ouverture,.

Runtime

101 minutes

Subjects

Contributor

Geography

Genre

Database

Alexander Street

Direct Link