Letter in Support of a Black Reconstruction in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast

by Eric Mann

In this book, civil-rights activist Eric Mann discusses movement strategy and tactics for reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, based on the belief that Black people in the US have the right to self-determination, including an independent land base in the Black Belt South. A scathing criticism of Whites in America, this book is certain to stir controvery and emotions.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Eric Mann is director of the Los Angeles–based Labor/Community Strategy Center and cofounder of the Bus Riders Union. He is the author of six books and has worked extensively with many organizations, including the Congress of Racial Equality, Students for a Democratic Society, and the United Auto Workers. He lives in Los Angeles.