Cedric de Leon
@prof-deleon.bsky.social
Prof of Sociology & Labor Studies UMass Amherst https://cedricdeleon.wixsite.com/mysite
What’s up Arizona! This Thursday I’ll be giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train. Come learn about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! Register at bit.ly/CedricdeLeon @ucpress.bsky.social @cwd-asu.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
What’s up Arizona! This Thursday I’ll be giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train. Come learn about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! Register at bit.ly/CedricdeLeon @ucpress.bsky.social @cwd-asu.bsky.social
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Join us for Cedric de Leon's two-part book talk event for "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" on 2/5!
Register to attend here: bit.ly/CedricdeLeon
Register to attend here: bit.ly/CedricdeLeon
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Join us for Cedric de Leon's two-part book talk event for "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" on 2/5!
Register to attend here: bit.ly/CedricdeLeon
Register to attend here: bit.ly/CedricdeLeon
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Final free "Best of 2025"!
@prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is.
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@prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is.
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"Best of 2025" Hellidaze Ends with Cedric de Leon on the Real History of Black Labor Solidarity | This Is Hell!
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January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Final free "Best of 2025"!
@prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is.
Join now for bonus content!
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
@prof-deleon.bsky.social was on to discuss his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" (@ucpress.bsky.social) which explains labor history ain't what you think it is.
Join now for bonus content!
www.patreon.com/posts/best-o...
Western Mass! Tomorrow/Wed Dec 10 at 11:30am I will be giving my last book talk of the year in the UMass sociology dept (Thompson Hall 919). Q&A and pizza to follow! Hope to see you there @ucpress.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Western Mass! Tomorrow/Wed Dec 10 at 11:30am I will be giving my last book talk of the year in the UMass sociology dept (Thompson Hall 919). Q&A and pizza to follow! Hope to see you there @ucpress.bsky.social
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Calling all Global Sociologists for Palestine - Collective Action Time!! We Need Your Help! [thread - 1/8]
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Calling all Global Sociologists for Palestine - Collective Action Time!! We Need Your Help! [thread - 1/8]
TV coverage of Freedom Train is now available! C-SPAN covered an event in Sept called "Solidarity is a Verb" at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, w/ Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Gloria Browne Marshall, and myself. So excited! Watch the video here: www.c-span.org/program/book... @ucpress.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
TV coverage of Freedom Train is now available! C-SPAN covered an event in Sept called "Solidarity is a Verb" at the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, w/ Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Gloria Browne Marshall, and myself. So excited! Watch the video here: www.c-span.org/program/book... @ucpress.bsky.social
Baltimore & National Capital Region! This Wed, Nov 12 at 12PM I am giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train for the Sociology Colloquium @jhu.edu (Mergenthaler, Coleman Room 526). Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social Zoom link: zoom.us/j/9959542255...
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Baltimore & National Capital Region! This Wed, Nov 12 at 12PM I am giving a talk on my new book Freedom Train for the Sociology Colloquium @jhu.edu (Mergenthaler, Coleman Room 526). Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social Zoom link: zoom.us/j/9959542255...
Thx to Tami Lee, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social & Cameron Black for today’s conversation on the last century of Black labor activism @cunyslu.bsky.social. I talked to workers & activists from all walks of life, signed copies of my book, & built more community than I had yesterday @ucpress.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thx to Tami Lee, @billfletcherjr.bsky.social & Cameron Black for today’s conversation on the last century of Black labor activism @cunyslu.bsky.social. I talked to workers & activists from all walks of life, signed copies of my book, & built more community than I had yesterday @ucpress.bsky.social
NYC! Tmrw I am speaking w @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, Tami Lee, & Cameron Black on "Lessons from 100 Years of Black Labor Activism." Fri Nov 7 12:30pm, @cunyslu.bsky.social 25 West 43rd St, 18th Floor. Free & open to all. Lunch will be served. Register at this link: slucuny.swoogo.com/7november2025
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
NYC! Tmrw I am speaking w @billfletcherjr.bsky.social, Tami Lee, & Cameron Black on "Lessons from 100 Years of Black Labor Activism." Fri Nov 7 12:30pm, @cunyslu.bsky.social 25 West 43rd St, 18th Floor. Free & open to all. Lunch will be served. Register at this link: slucuny.swoogo.com/7november2025
Madison, Wisconsin! This Thurs Oct 30, 12pm CT I am speaking on my new book, Freedom Train, at the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice @uwmadison.bsky.social. Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! Click below to register @ucpress.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Madison, Wisconsin! This Thurs Oct 30, 12pm CT I am speaking on my new book, Freedom Train, at the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice @uwmadison.bsky.social. Learn how Black workers desegregated American unions! Click below to register @ucpress.bsky.social
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Western Mass! I am giving a book talk at Amherst College next Mon, Oct 20, 4:30pm, Fayerweather Hall Room 115. If you missed the talk @UMass, this is your chance to learn more about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Western Mass! I am giving a book talk at Amherst College next Mon, Oct 20, 4:30pm, Fayerweather Hall Room 115. If you missed the talk @UMass, this is your chance to learn more about the role of Black workers in desegregating American unions! @ucpress.bsky.social
Had an amazing time in Canada speaking about my new book with colleagues & students at McMaster Univ, University of Toronto, and York Univ. Special thx to @fetner.bsky.social at Mac, Kristin Plys at UofT, Emily Laxer at York & Prof. Emily Heaphy for holding down the fort. @ucpress.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Had an amazing time in Canada speaking about my new book with colleagues & students at McMaster Univ, University of Toronto, and York Univ. Special thx to @fetner.bsky.social at Mac, Kristin Plys at UofT, Emily Laxer at York & Prof. Emily Heaphy for holding down the fort. @ucpress.bsky.social
Thanks so much to the UMass Amherst Labor Center for hosting a joint book talk for me and @ericblanc.bsky.social this afternoon. We had a strong turnout, great questions from postdoc Sara Trongone, and a sharp audience. Many books were sold and autographed @ucpress.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Thanks so much to the UMass Amherst Labor Center for hosting a joint book talk for me and @ericblanc.bsky.social this afternoon. We had a strong turnout, great questions from postdoc Sara Trongone, and a sharp audience. Many books were sold and autographed @ucpress.bsky.social
Western Mass! The UMass Amherst Labor Center is hosting a joint book talk featuring Eric Blanc & me Mon, Sept 29 @ 4pm in the Old Chapel. Amherst Books will have copies available for purchase. Register w QR code below or by visiting lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/z9zv76h @ucpress.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Western Mass! The UMass Amherst Labor Center is hosting a joint book talk featuring Eric Blanc & me Mon, Sept 29 @ 4pm in the Old Chapel. Amherst Books will have copies available for purchase. Register w QR code below or by visiting lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/z9zv76h @ucpress.bsky.social
Excited to announce a joint book talk this Fri, Sept 12, on the theme "Strategies for Revitalizing Labor" with Eric Blanc.Join us in person at the Janice H. Levin Building, 94 Rockefeller Rd in Piscataway, NJ or on Zoom at:
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September 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Excited to announce a joint book talk this Fri, Sept 12, on the theme "Strategies for Revitalizing Labor" with Eric Blanc.Join us in person at the Janice H. Levin Building, 94 Rockefeller Rd in Piscataway, NJ or on Zoom at:
rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@ucpress.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social
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@ucpress.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social
Proud to share my Power at Work blog post, “Black Workers Were the Architects of Interracial Labor Solidarity.” Power at Work makes the key points of labor research accessible to union leaders & members, journalists, academics, activists, and worker organizations. poweratwork.us/black-worker...
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September 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Proud to share my Power at Work blog post, “Black Workers Were the Architects of Interracial Labor Solidarity.” Power at Work makes the key points of labor research accessible to union leaders & members, journalists, academics, activists, and worker organizations. poweratwork.us/black-worker...
Join me at the "Solidarity is a Verb" panel at Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Plymouth Court Stage, Sat, Sept 6 at 12 noon where I'll discuss my new book, "Freedom Train." Mark your calendars and bring a friend! Full event schedule here: printersrowlitfest.org/schedule-gri... @ucpress.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Join me at the "Solidarity is a Verb" panel at Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, Plymouth Court Stage, Sat, Sept 6 at 12 noon where I'll discuss my new book, "Freedom Train." Mark your calendars and bring a friend! Full event schedule here: printersrowlitfest.org/schedule-gri... @ucpress.bsky.social
To quote my favorite movie Matewan: "Any union that keeps a worker out on account of his race ain't a union. It's a goddam club." This Labor Day, read about the brave people who desegregated the labor movement. Buy my book "Freedom Train": ucpress.edu/books/freedo.... @ucpress.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
To quote my favorite movie Matewan: "Any union that keeps a worker out on account of his race ain't a union. It's a goddam club." This Labor Day, read about the brave people who desegregated the labor movement. Buy my book "Freedom Train": ucpress.edu/books/freedo.... @ucpress.bsky.social
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After the ASA Comparative-Historical Section business meeting, outgoing Chair @prof-deleon.bsky.social and I met up to rep the merch we both picked up at BLACKPINK concerts this summer
#KPopProfs #blackpinkinyourarea✔️ #asa2025
#KPopProfs #blackpinkinyourarea✔️ #asa2025
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
After the ASA Comparative-Historical Section business meeting, outgoing Chair @prof-deleon.bsky.social and I met up to rep the merch we both picked up at BLACKPINK concerts this summer
#KPopProfs #blackpinkinyourarea✔️ #asa2025
#KPopProfs #blackpinkinyourarea✔️ #asa2025
I had the honor of being interviewed by renowned historian and activist, Gerald Horne, about my latest book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity." @ucpress.bsky.social Listen to the interview here: archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_250...
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I had the honor of being interviewed by renowned historian and activist, Gerald Horne, about my latest book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity." @ucpress.bsky.social Listen to the interview here: archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_250...
Join me at UCLA on Wed, May 7th at 1pm PT in Bunche Hall Rm 6272 to delve into my latest book, Freedom Train. Let's explore the origins of interracial labor solidarity together! Register at bit.ly/LS-deleon. Many thanks to Kevan Harris, Kit Smemo, @uclairle.bsky.social and @ucpress.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join me at UCLA on Wed, May 7th at 1pm PT in Bunche Hall Rm 6272 to delve into my latest book, Freedom Train. Let's explore the origins of interracial labor solidarity together! Register at bit.ly/LS-deleon. Many thanks to Kevan Harris, Kit Smemo, @uclairle.bsky.social and @ucpress.bsky.social
Had a blast today at my book launch at UC Berkeley. Thanks to Rici Hammer & Michael Rodriguez-Muniz for organizing, to Tianna Paschel, Steven Pitts & Michael for their insights, my editor @ucpress.bsky.social Naomi Schneider, and my family for their love and support. My heart is full!
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Had a blast today at my book launch at UC Berkeley. Thanks to Rici Hammer & Michael Rodriguez-Muniz for organizing, to Tianna Paschel, Steven Pitts & Michael for their insights, my editor @ucpress.bsky.social Naomi Schneider, and my family for their love and support. My heart is full!
Attention Bay Area Family! Join me for my book launch at UC Berkeley on Wed, April 30 at 10am in 820 Social Sciences Building. Tianna Paschel, Michael Rodriguez-Muniz & Steven Pitts will share insights on the book, reception to follow. New to bluesky so pls share! demos.berkeley.edu/2025/04/23/b...
BOOK LAUNCH: "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" by Cedríc de Leon (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) - Global Democracy Commons
BOOK LAUNCH: “Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity” by Cedríc de Leon (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) in conversation with Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz (Univers...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Attention Bay Area Family! Join me for my book launch at UC Berkeley on Wed, April 30 at 10am in 820 Social Sciences Building. Tianna Paschel, Michael Rodriguez-Muniz & Steven Pitts will share insights on the book, reception to follow. New to bluesky so pls share! demos.berkeley.edu/2025/04/23/b...
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Announcing the new book by Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, UMass Amherst)! Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity 📗 Use UCPSAVE30 to get 30% off at www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo...
April 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Announcing the new book by Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, UMass Amherst)! Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity 📗 Use UCPSAVE30 to get 30% off at www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo...