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Hubert Harrison: Pioneering Black Activist in the Freethought Movement by Jeffrey B. Perry Truth Seeker May-August 2017 (5.04 MB)

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Volume 1 The Invention of the White Race: Racial Oppression and Social Control NEW EXPANDED EDITION Order Here from Verso Books 40% off for paperback with free bundled e-book

Volume 2 The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America NEW EXPANDED EDITION Order Here from Verso Books 40% off for paperback with free bundled e-book

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Shrinkwrapped set of 2 vols. of The Invention of the White Race by Theodore W. Allen from Amazon -- CLICK HERE

Shrinkwrapped set of 2 vols. of The Invention of the White Race by Theodore W. Allen from Barnes and Noble -- CLICK HERE

Princeton Alumni Weekly on Independent Scholarship, Jeffrey B. Perry, and "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918"
Jeff Perry Princeton '68

For a discussion of some organizing and activism by postal workers see Jeffrey B. Perry, "The Centrality of the Struggle Against White Supremacy -- 'THE MAIL HANDLERS UNION AND THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM at the National and at the Grass Roots Level'" (1989)

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"Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918available from Columbia University Pressat 20% offby using "CUP20" Code

A Hubert Harrison Reader Ed. with Intro. and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry

Class Struggle and the Origin of Racial Slavery: The Invention of the White Race by Theodore W. Allen Ed. and intro. by Jeffrey B. Perry

Theodore W. Allen, "Class Struggle and the Origin of Racial Slavery: The Invention of the White Race" (1975; 2006), Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Jeffrey B. Perry (311 KB)

Ethelene Whitmire biographer of "Regina Andrews: Harlem Renaissance Librarian" discusses friendship and joint work
of Harrison and Andrews

Hubert Harrison
Featured in
May-August 2017
Truth Seeker

Dr. Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan
having his copy of
"Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918"
signed by Jeffrey B. Perry

David Bacon
interviews Jeffrey B. Perry
on "Hubert Harrison"
on KPFA, Berkeley, 9/2/09
(minutes 32:30 to 59:05)

Theodore W. Allen
The Invention of the White Race
Vol. II:
The Origin of Racial Oppression
in Anglo-America

Theodore W. Allen The Invention of the White Race Vol. I: Racial Oppression and Social Control

Scott McLemee's Blog on Hubert Harrison at the ISO Conference in Chicago

Eric Banks, "Hubert Harrison: A Pioneering African American Book Reviewer," can be found in "Critical Mass: The Blog of the National Book Critics Board of Directors," May 8, 2009

Theodore W. Allen's, "Class Struggle and the Origin of Racial Slavery: The Invention of the White Race," editd and with an introduction by Jeffrey B. Perry.

Felicia Pride
"Writer, Speaker, Voice of Her Generation" Asks
"Do You Know Hubert Harrison?"

Theodore W. Allen, "Summary of the Argument of the Invention of the White Race," Part 1.

Theodore W. Allen, "Summary of the Argument of the Invention of the White Race," Part 2.

Theodore W. Allen, "Review of David R. Roediger, 'Wages of Whiteness' (Revised Edition)"

Columbia University Press on "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918"

"Harrison Redux" by Scott McLemee at the "Columbia Journalism Review" website discusses the Hubert Harrison biography while focusing on Harrison as a book reviewer.

Mark Naison, "Why The Harlem Tradition of Radical Street Speaking Needs to Be Revived: The Street as a Site of Political Activism, Entrepreneurship and Community Building in African America"

Scott McLemee: "The resurrection of a pioneering cultural journalist" -- at the History News Network -- on Hubert Harrison as a book reviewer

Socialist Party USA, Mayday 2009 Issue of "The Socialist" offers announcement (p. 3) regarding "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918." On May 1, 1912, Harrison spoke before 50,000 people at the SP's rally at Union Square.

See the Columbia University Press Blog for information on "Hubert Harrison as a Book Reviewer"

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund information can be found here.

Theodore W. Allen, author of ''The Invention of the White Race,'' audio interview by Chad Pearson (in two parts) May 13 and 20, 2004 (scroll down to May 13, 2004 for Part 1 and May 20, 2004 for Part 2).

Frank Huzur offers some thoughts on Hubert H. Harrison and the elections in India in his May 16, 2009 blog post.

Howard U. Prof. Ethelbert Miller's NPR commentary "Why We Still Need Black History," (2/22/09) describes "reading a wonderful biography of Hubert Harrison . . . [that] has given me a new perspective on the black contribution to this country after W.W. I."

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Hubert Harrison Caribbean Elections Biography

July 17, 2022

Hubert Harrison Caribbean Elections Biography see HERE

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"Essential. All levels/libraries"

"This critically important book will do for Harrison what . . . Lewis did for Du Bois . . . Rampersad . . . for Hughes . . . Essential. All levels/libraries."-- W. Glasker, American Library Association, Choice.

Columbia University Press' website on "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918"

"Rediscovering Hubert Harrison"--Scott McLemee's Review in "Inside Higher Ed"

Brief Book Description of HH vol. 1 (2 paragraphs)

Book Description of HH vol. 1 (1500 words) by the Author at BlackPast.org

Table of Contents of HH vol. 1

Z-Net -- Theodore W. Allen, "The Invention of the White Race"

Reviewers' Comments on "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism"

Order a copy of "A Hubert Harrison Reader" from Zinn Education Project amd Teaching for Change Online Bookstore

Article on Hubert Harrison biography, Jeffrey B. Perry, and Independent Scholars on 2009 Top 5 List at Princeton Alumni Weekly

Virgin Island Bookstore Rates Harrison biography highly

Jared McCallister, "Retracing Steps of Harlem Trailblazer Hubert Harrison," "New York Daily News," February 21, 2010.

Jeffrey B. Perry discusses Hubert Harrison with host Marc Steiner on "The Marc Steiner Show," WEAA, 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland, October 21, 2009.

Stephanie Hanlon "Legacy of Hubert Harrison: Crucian Earns 'Father of Harlem Radicalism' Title," a review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" in the "St. Croix Avis," August 18, 2009.

"Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" available from Zinn Education Project and Teaching for Change Bookstore online

Jeffrey B. Perry and Laura Flanders discuss Hubert Harrison on Grit-TV, July 1, 2009

Hubert Harrison discussed in several pieces on Columbia University Press Blog

Listen to Labor Journalist David Bacon interview Jeffrey B. Perry on "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem, 1883-1918" for "The Morning Show," KPFA Radio 94.1 FM in Berkeley, aired September 2, 2009 (go to minutes 32:30 to 59:05 of the two-hour show)

Colin Benjamin, "Hubert Harrison: Trailblazing Harlem Critical Thinker," in "Black Star News," August 8, 2009

Brian Jones review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" by Jeffrey B. Perry

Timur Davis interviews Jeffrey B. Perry on Hubert Harrison for Pan African Forum on Blog Talk Radio, August 28, 2009.

"Harrison Redux" by Scott McLemee -- "Columbia Journalism Review" (focuses on Harrison as a book reviewer).

Herb Boyd, review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918," "Neworld Review."

"Do-it-yourself-scholars," by Merrell Noden, "Princeton Alumni Weekly," April 22, 2009.

Encourage your community or school library to obtain "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918" so others can learn about Harrison and the struggles that he and others waged.

Book TV--CSPAN-2, Feb. 15, July 3, and July 4, 2009, discussion of "Hubert Harrison" by author Jeffrey B. Perry and panelists Mark Naison (Fordham University) and Komozi Woodard (Sarah Lawence College). Taped, Jan. 21, 2009 at Barnes & Noble, 82nd St. and

Encourage your community or school library to obtain "A Hubert Harrison Reader" so others can learn about Harrison's views and the struggles that he and others waged.

Barnes and Noble Review of "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1920" by Scott McLemee, February 20, 2009.

"The Growing Interest in Hubert Harrison" from "History News Network," January 19, 2009.

"Rediscovering Hubert Harrison" by Scott Mclemee reprinted in "Monthly Review"

"Who Was Hubert Harrison? -- A Post by Jeffrey B. Perry"

Theodore W. Allen's The Invention of the White Race, New Expanded Edition (Verso Books), discussed by Jeffrey B. Perry in Counterpunch of May 21, 2013

Key Pages on
Hubert H. Harrison &
Theodore W. Allen

1. Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918

(with audio, video, photo links)

2. A Hubert Harrison Reader

3. Hubert Harrison

Life, Legacy & Some Writings

4. Theodore W. Allen

(with audio and video links)

5. The Invention of the
White Race
Volume 1
Racial Oppression and Social Control
by Theodore W. Allen

6. The Invention of the
White Race
Volume 2
The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America
by Theodore W. Allen

7. Quotations
Primarily from
Hubert H. Harrison
and Theodore W. Allen

8. When Africa Awakes:
The "Inside Story"
of the Stirrings and Strivings
of the New Negro in the Western World

by Hubert H. Harrison
(Diasporic Africa Press)
with a new introduction, biographical sketch, and supplementary notes
by Jeffrey B. Perry

9. Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927

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