[1] It was written by black civil rights leader and communist activist, Henry Gunter, who would later lead a successful campaign to desegregate buses in the English city of Birmingham.

[2] The leaflet has been described by historians as an important piece of literature in the history of black people in Britain.

[3] Historian Tia Hortin describes the leaflet as "a landmark piece of anti-racist literature.

"[2] The cover of the leaflet was later used in Black History Month promotional materials by Birmingham City Council.

[4] Research materials relating to Henry Gunter, along with a rare surviving copy of A Man's a Man, can be found in the Library of Birmingham's Wolfson Center for Archival Research.