Black Blocs for Dummies: the publisher of the popular and often inane ‘…for dummies’ series of books doesn’t like this tongue-in-cheek anarchist primer.

“Q: Does one have to wear black to be in a black bloc?

No. Black is the color of anarchism, which is why we call it the “black” bloc. Many anarchists take this so far as to wear black, but the wearing of the black during a black bloc has more to do with anonymity than it does with being a fashion statement.”