Jakobi Williams: 2 books
From the Bullet to the Ballot
The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
In this comprehensive history of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party (ILBPP), Chicago native Jakobi Williams demonstrates that the city's Black Power movement was both a response to and an extension of the city's civil rights movement. Williams focuses on the life and violent death of...
Civil Rights and Beyond
African American and Latino/a Activism in the Twentieth-Century United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Civil Rights and Beyond examines the dynamic relationships between African American and Latino/a activists in the United States from the 1930s to the present day. Building on recent scholarship, this book pushes the timeframe for the study of interactions between blacks and a variety of Latino/a groups...