The Almighty Black P Stone Nation The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang

by Moore, Natalie Y.; Williams, Lance

• ISBN13: 9781556528453
• ISBN10: 1556528450
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-06
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books

Summary

This exposé investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terrorist intentions. Interwoven into the narrative is the dynamic influence of leader Jeff Fort, who -- despite his flamboyance and high visibility -- instilled a rigid structure and discipline that afforded the young men a refuge and a sense of purpose in an often hopeless community. Details of how the Nation procured government funding for gang-related projects during the War on Poverty era and fuelled bonuses and job security for law enforcement, and how Fort, in particular, masterminded a deal for $2.5 million to commit acts of terrorism in the United States on behalf of Libya are also revealed.

Author Biography

Natalie Y. Moore reports on issues of race for Chicago Public Radio. Her work has appeared in Essence, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Tribune. She is coauthor of Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in the Hip-Hop Generation. The son of a former Vice Lords gang member, Lance Williams is an assistant professor at Northeastern Illinois University, the assistant director of the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, and a youth advocate and activist.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Big Chief and Little Chief	p. 7
Birth of the Blackstone Rangers	p. 31
Presbyterian Patrons	p. 49
1968	p. 69
Things Fall Apart	p. 101
Ushering in Islam	p. 131
Angels of Death	p. 155
Qaddafi and the Domestic Terrorism Trial	p. 179
Prosecutorial Misconduct	p. 203
The Legacy of Terrorism on Street Gangs	p. 215
The 8-Tray Stones	p. 233
Sources	p. 261
Index	p. 287
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