Plaque

C. L. R. James

Erection date: 2004

Inscription

C. L. R. James, 1901 - 1989, West Indian writer and political activist, lived and died here.
English Heritage

Site: Darcus Howe and C.L.R. James (2 memorials)

SE24, Railton Road, 165-7, Brixton Advice Centre

Both plaques are actually around the corner in Shakespeare Road.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
C. L. R. James

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C. L. R. James

Trinidadian historian, journalist, socialist and political activist. A pionee...

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C. L. R. James

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Darcus Howe - SE24

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