Cedric de Leon
Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and former union organizer; author of Freedom Train, which examines Black politics and interracial labor solidarity.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 47min
Cedric de Leon, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (U California Press, 2025)
Cedric de Leon, Professor of Sociology and former union organizer, explores Black political leadership in U.S. labor history. He highlights tensions and debates that shaped interracial labor solidarity. Topics include Harlem radicals, the March on Washington’s labor roots, the National Negro Congress, cultural mobilization, and the Memphis sanitation strike.
Apr 9, 2026 • 47min
Cedric de Leon, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (U California Press, 2025)
Cedric de Leon, Professor of Sociology and former union organizer, author of Freedom Train. He traces Black political organizing inside U.S. labor, from Harlem socialists to the Memphis sanitation strike. He highlights how conflict and cultural work shaped interracial labor solidarity and rescued overlooked Black leadership in labor history.
Apr 9, 2026 • 47min
Cedric de Leon, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (U California Press, 2025)
Cedric de Leon, Professor of Sociology and former union organizer, explains his book Freedom Train. He traces Black political organizing in the labor movement. He highlights tensions and debates within Black civil society. He discusses Caribbean radical influence, culture as struggle, and the Memphis sanitation strike’s role in interracial labor solidarity.
