![]() Reflecting on his critics in a 2013 interview, Kelley concludes that “the biggest criticism of the book is that the Communist Party ‘lost’ in Alabama, and therefore it isn’t worth even writing about”. The lessons at various stages of struggle What we get from Hammer and Hoe is a detailed exploration of the rise and fall of the communist movement in Alabama in the 1930s. While the book has been studied by communists and progressive organizers for decades, our new study guide will hopefully further extend its reach. Kelley’s Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression, first published in 1990, offers an invaluable piece of this history. Unsurprisingly, much of this history is largely unknown or distorted in the U.S. Kelley’s, Hammer and Hoe.Īs the re-popularization of socialism continues, the practical lessons today’s organizers can learn from the history of the communist movement in the U.S. This article accompanies Liberation School’s new study guide for Robin D.G. ![]()
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