The Brotherhood: A Critique of the Communist Party

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Ralph Ellison Invisible Man American Literature African American Literature Black Literature African American History Black History American History Great Migration Harlem Renaissance 1930s 1940s New York City Richard Wright Modernism Blues Jazz Jim Crow Segregation Alain Locke The New Negro Aaron Douglass Black Arts Movement Amiri Baraka Novel Writers Trueblood Stereotypes Communism Communist Socialism Socialist Workers WNET American Masters American Masters Legacy
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English-Language Arts History-Social Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Brotherhood: A Critique of the Communist Party

This video from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey explores the relationship between the fictional Brotherhood in the novel Invisible Man and the real-life Communist Party.  Both Ellison and his literary mentor Richard Wright were associated with the Communist Party earlier in their careers, but later left because of political and artistic differences. 

For additional resources on Ralph Ellison: An American Journey and to purchase the complete DVD, visit California Newsreel.
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