Anarchism and the Black Revolution - The Definitive Edition

A revolutionary classic and the defining statement of Black anarchism

About the author

Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin is an American writer, activist and black anarchist. He is a former member of SNCC, the Black Panther Party and Concerned Citizens for Justice. Following an attempt to frame him on weapons charges and for threatening the life of a Ku Klux Klan leader, Ervin hijacked a plane to Cuba in February 1969. While in Cuba, and later Czechoslovakia, Ervin grew disillusioned with the authoritarianism of state socialism. Captured by the CIA in Eastern Europe, he was extradited to the US, put on trial and sentenced to life in prison in 1970. He was introduced to anarchism whilst in prison, inspiring him to write Anarchism and the Black Revolution in 1979. Released after 15 years, Ervin remains politically active.
William C. Anderson is a writer and activist from Birmingham, Alabama. His work has appeared in the Guardian, MTV, Truthout, British Journal of Photography and Pitchfork, among others. He is the author of The Nation on No Map, and co-author of the book As Black as Resistance and co-founder of Offshoot Journal. He also provides creative direction as a producer of the Black Autonomy Podcast.
Joy James is a political philosopher who works with organizers. Her books include In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love; New Bones Abolition: Captive Maternal Agency and the (After)Life of Erica Garner; and Contextualizing Angela Davis: The Agency and Identity of an Icon. Her edited volumes with Pluto include Beyond Cop Cities: Dismantling State and Corporate-Funded Armies and Prisons and ENGAGE: Indigenous, Black, Afro-Indigenous Futures.

Product details

• Authors: Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin
• Assisted by: Anderson William C. (Foreword), James Joy (Foreword)
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9780745345802
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4580-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Black Critique
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, Political activism, Social discrimination & inequality, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Black & Asian Studies, Anarchism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Revolutionary groups and movements, Political activism / Political engagement, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Relating to African American / Black American people