# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Cedric de Leon discusses his book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" in a two-part event!About this EventEvent Time(s):The Book Talk with Cedric de Leon will be conducted in two separate events on February 5th, 2026.Virtual Event (10:00AM - 11:30AM): There will be a will be a Zoom webinar hosted online. Click on the link HERE to register!In-Person Event (4:30PM-6PM): An in-person event will be hosted at Arizona State University, Tempe campus in the room West Hall 135. RSVP for the in-person event via the "Reserve a Spot" button on this page!About Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity:In Freedom Train, de Leon, a former organizer and elected leader in the US labor movement, reveals the central role of Black activists in spurring interracial solidarity in the US labor movement. Drawing on the minutes, correspondence, and speeches of Black labor activists and organizations from 1917 to 1968, de Leon reveals that independent Black labor organizations pushed the white labor movement toward a fierce and effective interracial solidarity. The book also shows how conflict and consensus among Black labor groups fueled the fight for solidarity, as different factions split and consolidated to form successive and sometimes competing Black labor organizations.About the Author:Cedric de Leon is Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has published six books. His newest, Freedom Train, with University of California Press, is on the role of independent Black labor organizations in desegregating American unions from 1917 to 1968. He writes on race, labor, and party politics and teaches courses in social theory, political sociology, organizing, U.S. labor history, as well as labor and artificial intelligence. From 2018 to 2022, Cedric directed the UMass Amherst Labor Center, the country's premier worker-side graduate program in Labor Studies. He was the first person of color to do so. Prior to becoming an academic, he was an elected leader and staff organizer in the U.S. labor movement.Agenda?: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AMZoom WebinarInfo: There will be a will be a Zoom webinar hosted online. Go to the link above to register!?: 04:30 PM - 06:00 PMIn-Person EventInfo: An in-person event will be hosted at West Hall 135 at Arizona State University, Tempe. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/a-book-talk-with-author-cedric-de-leon/100001977551493752 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, literary-art, virtual, webinar, sports, fine-arts, parties, entertainment, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Tempe - **state**: AZ - **country**: United States - **location**: Arizona State University: West Hall 135/Zoom Webinar - **lat**: 33.419114 - **long**: -111.9358231 - **full address**: Arizona State University: West Hall 135/Zoom Webinar, 1000 Cady Mall, Tempe, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/39eba65e091fdb9fcd12a10d0a3a093c13c0867f0c9c6d6784c140842d122e08-rimg-w1200-h600-dc3eb992-gmir.jpg?v=1766309517 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon being held? - **A:** A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon takes place on Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Arizona State University: West Hall 135/Zoom Webinar, 1000 Cady Mall, Tempe, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon? - **A:** A Book Talk with Author, Cedric de Leon is organized by Center for Work and Democracy. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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