{"product_id":"young-clr-james-9781629635149","title":"Young C.L.R. James","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis unique comic by Milton Knight illuminates the early years of C.L.R. James (1901–1989), known in much later years as the “last great Pan-Africanist.” The son of a provincial school administrator in British-governed Trinidad, James disappointed his family by embracing the culture and passions of the colonial underclass, Carnival and cricket. He joined the literary avant-garde of the island before leaving for Britain. In the UK, James swiftly became a beloved cricket journalist, playwright for his close friend Paul Robeson, and a pathbreaking scholar of black history with \u003cem\u003eThe Black Jacobins\u003c\/em\u003e (1938), the first history of the Haitian revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artistic skills of Milton Knight, at once acute and provocative, bring out James’s unique personality, how it arose, and how he became a world figure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milton Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286837014779,"sku":"9781629635149","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781629635149.jpg?v=1772485560","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/young-clr-james-9781629635149","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}