President Ho Chi Minh's writings’ articles have reminded the Asian community and the black community to support each other in the ongoing struggle against racism.
The remark was made by Joe Pateman from the University of Nottingham in the UK when reading the book “The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism”
The cover of the book “The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism”.
Under imperialism, “Black Lives Don’t Matter”- an assessment by President Ho Chi Minh in an article, was a prediction for the rise of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which started in 2013, commented Joe Pateman from the University of Nottingham in the UK.
According to VNA, Pateman made the remarks at a talk held by York Centre for Asian Research in Ottawa, Canada on February 19 on the book entitled “The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” compiled by Nguyen Dai Trang and edited
The talk was held within the Black History Month that is held annually in February across Canada to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities.
At the event, Pateman, Trang and Silva reviewed milestones in the 30-year trip abroad of President Ho Chi Minh .
The book “The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” is a collection of 20 articles written by President Ho Chi Minh, including 13 articles in the work "Black Race" and seven articles in other publications written in the periods of 1922-1924 and 1963-1966. It is the first English-language publication that explores this aspect in the revolutionary leader’s legacy and provides a clearer view of his thought regarding the field./.
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