Arizona State University's Center for Work and Democracy is hosting a talk with author Cedric De Leon on February 5th. This event will take place in two parts:
- Part One: Virtual Event (10:00AM - 11:30AM): There will be a will be a Zoom webinar hosted online. Click HERE to register.
- Part Two: In-Person Event (4:30PM-6PM): An in-person event will be hosted at Arizona State University, Tempe campus in the room West Hall 135. RSVP for the in-person event here, or at the button below.
You can learn more about Cedric De Leon's book, Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity, below.
About Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity:
In Freedom Train, de Leon, a former organizer and elected leader in the US labor movement, reveals the central role of Black activists in spurring interracial solidarity in the US labor movement. Drawing on the minutes, correspondence, and speeches of Black labor activists and organizations from 1917 to 1968, de Leon reveals that independent Black labor organizations pushed the white labor movement toward a fierce and effective interracial solidarity. The book also shows how conflict and consensus among Black labor groups fueled the fight for solidarity, as different factions split and consolidated to form successive and sometimes competing Black labor organizations.
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