1954-1978
From the rise of Nikita Khrushchev in the USSR to the death of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung.
Neo-Colonialism:
The Last Stage of Imperialism
Author: Kwame Nkrumah
A successor to Vladimir Lenin's iconic "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism." Kwame Nkrumah (ex-President of Ghana) analyzes how Imperialism has developed into a new form: Neo-Colonialism, and observes how its functions serve to continue the exploitation of the African continent and her people.
Black Bolshevik:
Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist.
Author: Harry Haywood
An absolutely fascinating book about the struggle of being a Black Communist, Harry Haywood has truly done it all. Born to formerly enslaved parents, Haywood fights in the First World War, goes to school in the USSR, witnesses the power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky firsthand, fights in the Spanish Civil War, was a member of both the CPUSA and CPSU, and more!