The independent marxism of C.L.R. James

Abstract

This document analyzes the independent Marxist ideas that were developed by the Trinidadian C.L.R. James in his American stage (1938-1953) with the group known as the Johnson-Forest Tendency. C.L.R. James elaborates on philosophical studies in the Hegelian logic to give methodical depth to his criticisms regarding the Orthodox Marxism and to his analysis on state capitalism and social conditions of the exploited groups of his time, creating deeper studies on the black population of the United States of America.