In 1981, when he gave his 80th birthday lectures, CLR James was challenged by a black nationalist in the audience for supposedly having "a blind spot about the racism of the white working class"...
"it would be very strange if there wasn’t some racism in the white working class because in any society the ideas that are dominant in the ruling class will find a reflection in the elements of those who work." James replied...
"But", he went on, "while you can accuse me of having a blind spot in regard to the racism of the white working class, I would say you have a much blinder spot in regard to the progressive, revolutionary element of the British working class…that is a much more powerful element."
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