Many thanks to the following for support and stimulation: Zafaryab Ahmed, Arif Azad, Laurence Brent, Ben Carrington, Liz Davies, Steve Faulkner, John Fisher, Alan Goode, Elliott Hurwitt, Jennifer Macintosh, Jeff Marqusee, Ian McDonald, Dave Palmer, Pamela Philipose, Huw Richards, Rob Steen, Shaun Waterman. Thanks to Anthony Bah of the Ghana TUC and Niels Hooper for help digging through newspaper archives, and to Gavin Browning for photo research. Thanks also to A. Sivanandan and Hazel Waters at Race and Class, where I first published my thoughts on Ali, and to Megan Hiatt for attention to detail and care for the language (English and American). Big respect for Colin Robinson, “the Greatest,” publisher and friend.
Finally, this book is dedicated to my parents, Janet and John Marqusee, who served their time in the causes of peace and racial justice.