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Retracing the voices of Eva and Clements Kadalie in Southern Africa

Following the publication of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951 and the launch of the play, Forgotten Voices, historian Henry Dee, and playwright David Moorhead, reflect on their journey to retrace the voices of two of the most significant figures in the Southern African Black liberation struggle. In the early 20th century, Eva and … Continue reading Retracing the voices of Eva and Clements Kadalie in Southern Africa

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A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

In 1896, the veteran German socialist and labour movement activist returned to Britain to lecture and serve as a delegate to the Congress of the Second International. Historian Valentin J. Hemberger retraces his steps. On 29 March 1896, Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826–1900), socialist and political activist in the German labour movement, celebrated his seventieth birthday. Numerous congratulations reached the ‘Old Man,’ as he was respectfully nicknamed: … Continue reading A British Episode – Wilhelm Liebknecht in Britain, 1896

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Books etc

Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa

Author Henry Dee introduces his book, Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, volume 21 in the Studies in Labour History book series published by the Society for the Study of Labour History with Liverpool University Press. In the 1920s and 1930s, innumerable workers, as well as leading figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Tom … Continue reading Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa

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Book launch: Militant Migrants

Join us at the Marx Memorial Library for the launch of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, by Henry Dee. The event takes place at 4pm on Saturday 29 November 2025. The latest book in the Studies in Labour History series published by the Society for the Study of Labour History with Liverpool University … Continue reading Book launch: Militant Migrants

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Bursary reports, Research bursaries

The Labour Party and empire in the 1940s

Jack Taylor reports on his research into 1940s’ attitudes to empire in the Labour Party policy apparatus and among the leading Labour figures of the era. In researching the Labour Party’s post-war imperial policy in the Middle East, I became interested in ideas around British expertise and experience in shaping political institutions. A Society for the Study of Labour History research bursary allowed me to … Continue reading The Labour Party and empire in the 1940s

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Labour History Review

Édouard Dolléans: First Modern Historian of Chartism?

Author: Kevin MorganThis is the abstract of an article published in Labour History Review (2024), 89, (3). Read more. Though Édouard Dolléans (1877–1954) was described by Malcolm Chase as Chartism’s first modern historian, his writings on the subject have never been translated into English and are largely unfamiliar to current historians of the movement. This paper discusses the two editions of Dolléans’s history of Chartism, published in 1912–13 … Continue reading Édouard Dolléans: First Modern Historian of Chartism?

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Labour History Review

Not an Industrial Matter: The British Trade Union Movement and Zionism, 1936–1967

Author: John RussellThis is the abstract of an article published in Labour History Review (2024), 89, (2). Read more. 2023 Labour History Review Essay Prize Runner-Up This article examines the British trade union movement’s relationship with Zionism in the period from the Arab Revolt to the Six Day War. It argues that despite an appearance of fraternalism between the British and Zionist labour movements, this relationship was, in … Continue reading Not an Industrial Matter: The British Trade Union Movement and Zionism, 1936–1967

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Patriotic Internationalists and Free Immigration: The British Labour Party’s Internationalism in Debates on Immigration Restriction, 1918–1931

Author:  Eunjae ParkThis is the abstract of an article published in Labour History Review (2024), 89, (1), 1-20. Read more. As highlighted in the recent controversies over European immigrants and the refugee ‘crisis’ that culminated in Brexit, Labour’s struggle in balancing its internationalist principles with policy administration has been a constant theme in the party’s immigration and refugee policy. This article situates the Labour Party’s discussion on the 1919 … Continue reading Patriotic Internationalists and Free Immigration: The British Labour Party’s Internationalism in Debates on Immigration Restriction, 1918–1931

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2023 Labour History Review Essay Prize Winner

Author: Manuel Herrera CrespoThis is the abstract of an article published in Labour History Review (2023), 88, (3), 47-72. Read more. ‘Porque no ha cambiado nada’: The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the End of the Cold War The relatively new bundle of scholarship gathered under the notion of a ‘global 1989’ has produced an innovative field of research that highlights the necessity of a global … Continue reading 2023 Labour History Review Essay Prize Winner

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Bursary reports, Research bursaries

Alex Doyle (Leeds) on the Cuban labour movement’s opposition to colonialism and imperialism, 1898-1914

Having spent a long time studying Cuba from afar, I was thrilled to get the opportunity to visit and experience the country beyond the written word. My research looks at workers’ movements and imperialism in early twentieth century Cuba. With the help of funding from the Society for the Study of Labour History, I was able to visit the country to consult new archival material, … Continue reading Alex Doyle (Leeds) on the Cuban labour movement’s opposition to colonialism and imperialism, 1898-1914

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