Black & Red: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

BY:National Marxist Education Commission| February 28, 2026

Sessions 2 and 3 of the 2026 Freedom School Series of Conversations and Classes examines the history of African American resistance and the critical role of mass multiracial, multi-gender unity in the advance of the fight for freedom and real democracy.

Presented on February 24, 2026.

The 2026 Freedom School Series is an activity of the African American Equality Commission, the National Education Commission, and the Working-Class Project. The Working-Class Project is a program of the National Education Commission and the People Before Profits Education Fund.

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