The book "Black and White: Land, Labor and Politics in the South" was written by Timothy Thomas Fortune, an American journalist and publicist. In this book, the author explores the complex relationship between race and class issues in the United States' post-Civil War South. He describes in detail the history of conflicts, struggles and changes that took place in local communities and at the national level, revealing the complexity of social relations in the south. This book is an important resource for those interested in the history of racial equality and labor in the Southern states.