Toussaint Louverture av C. L. R. James

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<DIV>In 1934 C. L. R. James, the widely known Trinidadian intellectual, writer, and political activist, wrote the play <I>Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History</I>, which was presumed lost until the rediscovery of a draft copy in 2005. The play''s production, performed in 1936 at London''s Westminster Theatre with a cast including the American star Paul Robeson, marked the first time black professional actors starred on the British stage in a play written by a black playwright. This edition includes the program, photographs, and reviews from that production, a contextual introduction and editorial notes on the play by Christian Høgsbjerg, and selected essays and letters by James and others. In <I>Toussaint Louverture</I>, James demonstrates the full tragedy and heroism of Louverture by showing how the Haitian revolutionary leader is caught in a dramatic conflict arising from the contradiction between the barbaric realities of New World sl