Introduction -- Radical Alliances. Introduction: 'Towards Soviet America' -- Determinations and Determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern -- Swearing Allegiances: Garveyism and Communism -- Trials on Trial: Yokinen and Scottsboro -- The Liberator (1929-1935) -- The Liberator: The Black Bourgeoisie and Revolutionary Tradition -- The Liberator: Interracial Solidarity and Internationalism -- The Liberator and Black Cultural Politics -- Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 'Poor Richard Wright': The Black Protest Novel -- A Room of One's Own?: Bigger, Rage and Consciousness -- 'Russian Folks': The Communist Party in Native Son -- Betrayals and Defeat. Introduction to Part 2 -- 'Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' -- Popular Front: Remaking African American Culture -- Peace and War: Shifting Priorities -- Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 'History as Nightmare': The Critical Reception of Lonely Crusade -- 'This Illusion of Manhood': Lee Gordon, Rage and Impotence -- 'Sure, I 'Longs to the Party. But I is a Nigger First': The Communist Party in Lonely Crusade -- Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- 'Beautiful Absurdity': Ellison, Responsibility and Identity -- 'Riding Race Again': The Communist Party in Invisible Man -- Conclusion.