Hosea Hudson

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Hosea Hudson (born April 12, 1898, in Wilkes County, Georgia) worked as a sharecropper in what was then known as the "Black Belt" of Georgia[1] before moving to Birmingham and working as a steel-mill worker and a local union official while maintaining an active membership in the Communist Party,[2] which he joined after studying in New York in the 1930s.[3] Through his work, Hudson was often referred to as a militant fighter against racist oppression and economic exploitation.[1] Hudson is said to have been surprised at the acceptance of the Jim Crow Laws, but felt that wasn't enough.[3]

In 1987, Nell Irvin Painter co-authored a book about Hosea Hudson's life, often described as a collaborative autobiography.[4] His story is also featured in a collection of stories about the Civil Rights movement,[5] as well as one on the Communist Movement in the United States.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Barbara Jean Hope (1995-02). The Story of Hosea Hudson: Lessons of a 'Black Worked in the Deep South' Still Loom Large. People's Weekly World. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  2. ^ Paperbacks: New and Noteworthy. The New York Times (1981-04-05). Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  3. ^ a b Bryn Lloyd-Bollard (2005-07-30). Remebering Hosea Hudson. People's Weekly World. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  4. ^ Hudson, Hosea; Nell Irvin Painter (1994). The Narrative of Hosea Hudson: The Life and Times of a Black Radical. W.W. Norton & Company. 0393310159. 
  5. ^ Appiah, Anthony; Henry Louis Gates (2005). Africana: An A-To-Z Reference of the Movement That Changed America. Running Press. 076241958X. 
  6. ^ Fried, Albert (1997). Communism in America: A History in Documents. Columbia University Press. 0231102356. 
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