Sociologist, Author, and Speaker on Race, Labor & Democracy: Cedric de Leon

Portrait of Cedric de Leon, a public speaker on democracy, labor, and race
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The cover of Cedric de Leon's latest book, Freedom Train, an award-winning book

Award-Winning New Release— Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity

The book rewriting how we understand the American labor movement, revealing the Black activists who built interracial solidarity from the inside out.

Winner, 2026 American Book Award | Winner, 2025 Leo Panitch Book Prize | Finalist, 2026 Barrington Moore Book Award

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Before he studied power, he organized against it.

That decade on the picket line is still what makes Cedric's ideas land whether in a classroom, a union hall, or a CNN interview. Cedric is based in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is available for travel nationwide.

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  • Black Work Talk podcast host Steven Pitts

    Steven Pitts interviews Cedric de Leon for Convergence Magazine and the Block & Build podcast.

  • Freedom Now host Gerald Horne

    Legendary activist and historian, Gerald Horne, interviews Cedric de Leon

  • C-SPAN News coverage of Cedric de Leon

    CSPAN coverage of "Solidarity is a Verb," at the 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago

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