‘The Man Who Changed Colors’

With Bill Fletcher Jr, activist/author/crime novelist

When a dockworker falls to his death under strange circumstances, investigative journalist David Gomes is on the case. His dogged pursuit of the truth puts his life in danger and upends the scrappy Cape Cod newspaper he works for. The Man Who Changed Colors delves into the complicated relationships between Cape Verdean Americans and African Americans, Portuguese fascist gangs, and abusive shipyard working conditions.
“Bill Fletcher is a truth seeker and a truth teller – even when he’s writing fiction. Not unlike Bill, his character David Gomes is willing to put his life and career in peril to expose the truth. A thrilling read!” – Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author

Bill Fletcher Jr has been an activist since his teen years. He has been active in workplace and community struggles and in electoral campaigns. He has worked for several labor unions in addition to serving as a senior staff person in the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is a Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies and the former president of TransAfrica Forum. His books include a previous David Gomes story, The Man Who Fell From the Sky, and nonfiction works The Indispensable Ally: Black Workers and the Formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1934-1941 (with Peter Agard); Solidarity Divided (with Dr. Fernando Gapasin), and ‘They’re Bankrupting Us’ and Twenty Other Myths About Unions. Fletcher is a syndicated columnist and a regular media commentator on television, radio and the Web.

Book available from Hardball Press.