Vol. 73/No. 40      October 19, 2009

The supplement contains the introduction to the book by Jack Barnes. Barnes is the Socialist Workers Party’s national secretary and author of several other Pathfinder titles and featured articles in New International magazine.

The supplement includes a selection of useful photos—most of which will be in the book—that help tell the story. The book’s table of contents is listed on page 9.

Anyone who has subscribed in recent weeks can purchase this title for the special prepublication price from distributors listed on page 6.

Based on the response they are receiving and the possibilities for using the special supplement to win new readers, several areas have raised their quotas for the subscription drive. This includes Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Twin Cities.

Distributors reported numerous successes selling subscriptions over the past week.

Volunteers from the Midwest sold eight subscriptions and many Pathfinder books at the Association for the Study of African Life and History conference held in Cincinnati. Three participants at a demonstration in Rockford, Illinois, protesting the police killing of a young Black man purchased subscriptions from Chicago-area distributors.

Eight people purchased subscriptions from supporters of the Militant in Minneapolis who went door to door in Albert Lea, a city where many meatpacking workers live and where a number of workers have recently been fired because the U.S. government or packinghouse bosses claim they don’t have proper papers to work. Five subscriptions were sold the previous week going door to door in Austin, also a city with a concentration of meatpacking workers.

Miami-area distributors report that four subscriptions were sold in Immokalee, Florida, to current and former farm workers.

The subscription campaign article next week will highlight the successes supporters of the Militant are having in selling subscriptions to their coworkers. We encourage readers to send us reports on subscription sales in garment, meatpacking, and other workplaces that we can share with our readers. Please also send photos of sales to workers at factory gates.
 
 
Related articles:
Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and Road to Workers Power
'Militant' Subscription Drive: Week 3  
 
 
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