Anarchism and the Black Revolution

The Definitive Edition

Lorenzo Komboa Ervin

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9780745345796
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Anarchism
• Index: Social Sciences

'A powerful – even startling – book that challenges the shibboleths of 'white' anarchism'. Its analysis of police violence and the threat of fascism are as important now as they were at the end of the 1970s. Perhaps more so' -Peter James Hudson, Black Agenda Report

Anarchism and the Black Revolution first connected Black radical thought to anarchist theory in 1979. Now amidst a rising tide of Black political organizing, this foundational classic written by a key figure of the Civil Rights movement is republished with a wealth of original material for a new generation.

Anarchist theory has long suffered from a whiteness problem. This book places its critique of both capitalism and racism firmly at the centre of the text. Making a powerful case for the building of a Black revolutionary movement that rejects sexism, homophobia, militarism and racism, Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin counters the lies and distortions about anarchism spread by its left- and right-wing opponents alike.

New material includes an interview with writer and activist William C. Anderson, as well as new essays, and a contextualizing biography of the author's inspiring life.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Catalyst
• Introduction
• 1. Anarchism Defined: A Tutorial on Anarchist Theory and Practice
• 2. Capitalism and Racism: An Analysis of White Supremacy and the Oppression of Peoples of Color
• 3. Anarchism and the Black Revolution
• 4. Pan-Africanism or Intercommunalism?
• Ungovernable: An Interview with Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin
• Index