Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin is an American writer, activist and black anarchist. He is a former member of SNCC, the Black Panther Party and Concerned Citizens for Justice. Following an attempt to frame him on weapons charges and for threatening the life of a Ku Klux Klan leader, Ervin hijacked a plane to Cuba in February 1969. While in Cuba, and later Czechoslovakia, Ervin grew disillusioned with the authoritarianism of state socialism. Captured by the CIA in Eastern Europe, he was extradited to the US, put on trial and sentenced to life in prison in 1970. He was introduced to anarchism whilst in prison, inspiring him to write Anarchism and the Black Revolution in 1979. Released after 15 years, Ervin remains politically active.

Foreword by William C. Anderson

Catalyst by Joy James

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