In this continuation of our African Revolutions and Decolonization series, we bring back two returning guests, Gerald Horne and Anthony Ballas, to discuss the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, and the U.S.'s "jazz ambassadors". A really stimulating discussion, we highly recommend you also check out our other episodes focused on the Congo to orient yourself historically here - The Congo - From Colonization Through Lumumba & Mobutu and The Situation in Congo - From Mobutu to M23 Rebels Today (both with Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja) and Mining the Congo w/ Josaphat Musamba, Germain Ngoie Tshibambe, & Ben Radley.

We also recommend you check out the previous episodes we have done with Dr. Horne, which include - Histories of Resistance in LA from 60's to Today, Texas and the Roots of U.S. Fascism, and The Counterrevolution of 1776

Anthony Ballas was also on the show recently, you can listen to the episode we did with him - Whiteness, Jake Paul, Boxing, & the Crisis of US Imperialism

Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His research interests are unbelievably varied, encompassing biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson, to The Haitian Revolution, to Hollywood in the '30s-'50s, to Jazz and Justice. Be sure to check out his bibliography, you're certain to find something that interests you!

Anthony Ballas is an organizer and a PhD student at Duke University. His work appears in Monthly Review, Protean Magazine, Caribbean Quarterly, 3:AM Magazine, Truthout, Middle West Review, CounterPunch, Scalawag Magazine, Peace, Land and Bread Magazine, and elsewhere. He also the host of the De Facto Podcast and co-host of Cold War Cinema.

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In this critically important episode (in collaboration with the Adnan Husain Show), we bring back our friend Comrade Booker from the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya to discuss his recent abduction, his imprisonment, the fraudulent case against him, and the work ongoing from the CPMK! An urgently important episode, be sure to share this episode widely to get the word out!

*Please note that as of the time of release, donation links to the legal fund are not available yet, but we will edit the show notes to make the link available when the links are up. In the meantime, be sure to follow the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya for updates as well - on Twitter @CommunistsKe, on Facebook, YouTube, or on Instagram and their website at https://cpmk.org/.

Also, be sure to listen to the 3 other episodes we have with Booker - History and Class Analysis of Kenyan Elections Dispatch, Building the Communist Party of Kenya, and Targeted by the State - Comrade Booker Omole from the Communist Party of Kenya On State Repression and His Personal Ordeal

Booker Omole is the General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist - Kenya. He can be found on Twitter @BookerBiro.

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In this episode of Guerrilla History, we have a fascinating conversation on the intersection of boxing, white supremacy, geopolitics, and imperialism, a discussion that you are sure to find interesting an useful even if you are not into boxing itself! For this, we bring on Anthony Ballas, who cowrote the piece Shadowboxing with Ghosts: Whiteness, Jake Paul, and the Crisis of U.S. Imperialism alongside the inimitable Prof. Gerald Horne for Black Agenda Report. Be sure to read the piece and listen to this episode, and stay tuned for another discussion with Tony soon, alongside Dr. Horne!

Anthony Ballas is an organizer and a PhD student at Duke University. His work appears in Monthly Review, Protean Magazine, Caribbean Quarterly, 3:AM Magazine, Truthout, Middle West Review, CounterPunch, Scalawag Magazine, Peace, Land and Bread Magazine, and elsewhere. He also the host of the De Facto Podcast and co-host of Cold War Cinema.

Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory