Uncle Ho’s contributions to fight against racism highlighted
President Ho Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence of African countries and their fight against racism has been highlighted in radio programme “The Taylor Report” hosted by Phil Taylor, which often discusses topics related to war and peace.
President Ho Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence of African countries is highlighted in radio programme “The Taylor Report” hosted by Phil Taylor. - Illustrative image ( VNA file photo)
Canada (VNA) - PresidentHo Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence ofAfrican countries and their fight against racism has been highlighted in radio programme“The Taylor Report” hosted by PhilTaylor, which often discusses topics related to war and peace.
President Ho Chi Minh’s chronicles about dire circumstances experienced by colouredpeople in all parts of the world, especially in the US, were also reviewed inthe programme.
According to Taylor, after reading the book entitled "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” writtenby Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang, President of the Canada-ASEAN Initiatives, he wasextremely surprised to learn that the Vietnamese President had been to Boston,New York, Madagascar, and Paris – experiences that helped Uncle Ho to recogniseconnections between colonialism and racism.
The information in the book is really valuable and new materials for manyWestern researchers who want to understand more about the great leader, Taylorsaid.
The book "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” madedebut in Canada in February with the English and Vietnamese versions.
The book entitled "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” written by Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang (Photo: VNA)
Trang, who has spent more than 25 years on collecting, studying, and writingabout President Ho Chi Minh, told the Vietnam News Agency’s reporter that “TheBlack Race” was written in French by Ho Chi Minh in 1925, and its Russianversion was published in the former Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1928.
Only few people have a chance to read it, Trang said, and not many readers haveknown about his considerable influence on national liberation movements inAfrica, as well as movements protesting against wars and seeking equality forpeople of African descent in the US.
This has encouraged Trang togather 20 articles by Ho Chi Minh, including 12 from “The Black Race” and sevenothers written in the 1922 - 1924 and 1963 - 1966 periods, in this book.
The book has attracted the attention of Canadian scholars in the context ofchallenges related to racism in the country, where diversity and inclusion aresupposed to be the foundation of national identity, she said./.
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President Ho Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence of African countries is highlighted in radio programme “The Taylor Report” hosted by Phil Taylor. - Illustrative image ( VNA file photo) 
The book entitled "The Black Race by Ho Chi Minh and Selected Works on Systemic Racism” written by Prof. Nguyen Dai Trang (Photo: VNA) 
