What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for C. L. R. James. Its recorded inscription reads: C. L. R. James (1901-1989) West Indian Writer and Political Activist lived and died here
C. L. R. James was a prominent Trinidadian writer, historian, and political activist whose works on cricket, Marxism, and the Haitian Revolution have had a lasting impact on cultural and political theory. He is remembered for his influential analyses of race, class, and colonialism.
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