From the bullet to the ballot the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and racial coalition politics in Chicago /

Williams, Jakobi.

From the bullet to the ballot the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and racial coalition politics in Chicago / by Jakobi Williams. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (285 pages) - The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party speaks for itself -- The political and social climate of Black Chicago, 1900-1970 -- The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party -- Chicago and Oakland : a comparative analysis of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and national headquarters -- The original rainbow coalition -- Law enforcement repression and the assassination of chairman Fred Hampton -- The legacy of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.



9781469608167


Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969.


Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter.


Black power--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Illinois--Chicago--20th century.


Electronic Books.

F548 / .F766 2013