Book introduces Ho Chi Minh’s selected works on systemic racism
A book entitled “The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” made debut in Canada at a virtual launch on February 20 during which participants highly valued the late Vietnamese leader’s thought of the issue.
President Ho Chi Minh at his working room in the Viet Bac revolutionary base in 1951 (File photo: VNA)
Ottawa (VNA) – A book entitled “The Black Raceby Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” made debut in Canada at avirtual launch on February 20 during which participants highly valued the lateVietnamese leader’s thought of the issue.
The author, Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang, chose February to introducethis book, with the English and Vietnamese versions, as this is the month whenmany festivals and events take place in Canada to honour heritage of African-Canadians.
Trang, who has spent more than 25 years on collecting,studying, and writing about President Ho Chi Minh, told the Vietnam News Agencythat “The Black Race” was written in French by Ho Chi Minh in 1925, and itsRussian version was published in the former Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1928.
Only few people have a chance to read it, she said, and notmany readers have known about his considerable influence on the nationalliberation movements in Africa, as well as the movements protesting againstwars and seeking equality for people of African descent in the US.
This has encouraged Trang to gather 20 articles by Ho ChiMinh, including 12 from “The Black Race” and seven others written in the 1922 -1924 and 1963 - 1966 periods, in this book, she noted.
Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang, the author of the book "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” (Photo: VNA)
She added that the death of African-Americanman George Floyd from police violence in late May 2020, which triggered a waveof anti-racism protests, further fueled her efforts to complete the book aboutHo Chi Minh’s thought of racial equality, which has become more urgent thanever.
Prof. Anita Agrawal, an activist for gender andincome equality and CEO of Best Bargains Jewellery, emphasised the historicaland contemporary significance of the selected works on racism by Ho Chi Minh.
Agrawal said she is impressed that pressingissues like the fight for equality for the coloured people, especially theblack, were mentioned by the late leader nearly 100 years ago.
Femi Oloruntoba, co-Director of the Canada - VietnamTrade Council, described the selected works by Ho Chi Minh as a great reminderso that coloured people can gain lessons when taking part in the “Black LivesMatter” movement and building future action plans./.
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President Ho Chi Minh at his working room in the Viet Bac revolutionary base in 1951 (File photo: VNA) 
Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang, the author of the book "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” (Photo: VNA) 
