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03498aam a2200433 i 4500 001 E12305E6B69E11E592835DCEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160109010055 008 150706s2015 ncu b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2015018196 020 $a 0895876221 (alkaline paper) 020 $a 9780895876225 (alkaline paper) : 035 $a (OCoLC)904460142 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d BDX $d UOK $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usu-- 050 00 $a HX84.N49 $b B43 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Beasley, David, $d 1958- 245 12 $a A life in red : $b a story of forbidden love, the Great Depression, and the communist fight for a Black nation in the deep South / $c by David Beasley. 264 1 $a Winston-Salem, North Carolina : $b John F. Blair, Publisher, $c 2015. 300 $a 172 pages ; $c 20 cm 520 2 $a "The true story of star-crossed lovers Herbert Newton, a black communist seeking the end of an oppressive America, and Jane Newton, the white daughter of a wealthy American Legion commander, and their part in the Depression-Era, communist fight for a black sovereign nation. Readers will be introduced to a largely ignored piece of civil rights history that unfolded a quarter century before the mass protests that began in the 1950s. The Newtons' love story underscores the fraught times of a segregated and flailing country, while David Beasley's account of the movement's history creates a full and layered backdrop. Including the attempt to unionize Southern workers, the trial of the Atlanta Six, and other major turning points, the book explores communists' endeavor to utilize the black community's anger and oppression to fuel a deflated movement on American soil. Readers will experience a detailed picture of the friendship between the Newtons and Richard Wright, who wrote Native Son while living with the couple and struggling to find an identity outside of the communist party in New York City. In addition, A Life in Red covers the sanity trials Jane Newton underwent simply for being white, promoting communism, and marrying a black man; delves into The Scottsboro Trial as a crucial foundation for the communist movement's relationship with the African American community; and describes the intimate lives of both black and white communist members of the era trained in the United States and Russia"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue -- The father -- Music from the air -- The Atlanta Six -- The greatest happiness -- P.O. Box 339 -- Sanity trial -- Back to Russia -- A native son -- Decimation -- The uprising -- Epilogue. 600 10 $a Newton, Herbert. 600 10 $a Newton, Jane Emery. 650 0 $a African American communists $z Southern States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women communists $z Southern States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Interracial marriage $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African Americans $x History $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a National liberation movements $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Communism $z Southern States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Depressions $y 1929 $z Southern States. 651 0 $a Southern States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204081602.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110063520.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E12305E6B69E11E592835DCEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search