Long legendary throughout the diaspora, the first version of C. L. R.
James's play about Toussaint Louverture finally emerges from the
archives. This play is the production that united James with his friend
Paul Robeson on the London stage. It was an extraordinary event at the
time—witness the contemporary reviews added to this publication—and it
is no less extraordinary today. In addition to reviews, this edition
also reprints valuable early statements from James and Robeson. It is a
singular, one might even say Olympian, volume with much to teach us all.
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