Anti-Hero: Memories of a Black Bloc Anarchist

A memoir of one man's journey into, and out of, the movement that foreshadowed the modern-day "Antifa." Between 1999-2005, as the nation convulsed with uncertainty over a contested election and the Sept. 11 attacks, A.J. Lozier attended and helped organize protests across the United States, as an active participant in the anarchist black bloc, predecessor to the modern-day Antifa. He was charged, tackled, swung at, shot at with rubber bullets, punched and, once, arrested. He did his fair of shoving too, all in the name of Anarchy, which he believed to be the only hope for a more peaceful and equitable society, in which capitalism was a thing of the past. This is no behind the mask exposé, but nor is it a work of unselfconscious propaganda. It is first and foremost a story, but one that charts how a pure-intentioned desire for peace and justice morphed into a mechanism for justifying any behavior. It is a story that foreshadows the Antifa we see today.

Author: A. J. Lozier
Publisher: Zero Books
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.63w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781789048285
ISBN10: 1789048281
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists

About the Author
A. J. Lozier is a 41-year-old software engineer and rock climber living in Boulder, Colorado. he has led an interesting life, particularly in his 20's, when he traveled the world and participated in risky activities that nearly got him killed or arrested on multiple occasions.