C.L.R. James (1901-1989) was a Trinidadian cultural critic and scholar who helped to define and popularize the autonomist Marxist tradition in the United States and Canada. He is the author of numerous works of anti-colonial and political theory, including Facing Reality; Mariners, Renegades & Castaways; State Capitalism and World Revolution; and Black Jacobins. David Austin is founder and trustee of the Alfie Roberts Institute, an independent research, educational, and community development organization based in Montréal, and the editor of A View for Freedom: Alfie Roberts Speaks on the Caribbean, Cricket, Montréal, and C.L.R. James. His work has appeared in the South African, North American and Algerian media.