From the Bullet to the Ballot:Black Organizing in Chicago w/Jakobi Williams - @LeftPOC Podcast Ep 23

In this episode, we speak to Professor Jakobi Williams about his book From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago and his research on black political organizing and resistance to white supremacy and capitalism in Chicago throughout the 20th century. Suggested Readings & Resources: Jakobi Williams - From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Ballot-Illinois-Coalition-Politics/dp/1469622106/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=jakobi+williams&qid=1553292176&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Amy Sonnie and James Tracy - Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times https://www.amazon.com/Hillbilly-Nationalists-Urban-Rebels-Black/dp/1935554662/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=Hillbilly+Nationalists%2C+Urban+Race+Rebels%2C+and+Black+Power%3A+Community+Organizing+in+Radical+Times&qid=1553292833&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Jeffrey Haas - The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-Fred-Hampton-Chicago-Murdered/dp/1569767092/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=The+assassination+of+Fred+Hampton+%3A+how+the+FBI+and+the+Chicago+police+murdered+a+Black+Panther&qid=1553292441&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull Joshua Bloom - Black against Empire: The History of Politics of the Black Panther Party https://www.amazon.com/Black-against-Empire-Politics-Foundation/dp/0520293282/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=black+panthers+chicago&pd_rd_i=0520293282&pd_rd_r=58cd0e1a-b13a-4807-91f2-e8517fade348&pd_rd_w=I4Z37&pd_rd_wg=MfSmd&pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88a7-ea6f32aeac11&pf_rd_r=X0J9HNE1YYJXWNAK8MKJ&qid=1553292465&s=gateway Robyn C. Spencer - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Has-Come-Panther-Oakland/dp/0822362864/ref=pd_sim_14_4/145-7285454-7271234?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0822362864&pd_rd_r=0212ec40-4cef-11e9-889b-8de6206c1d4a&pd_rd_w=86PET&pd_rd_wg=LTn69&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=071FSN36JB6G6JG6NQKN&psc=1&refRID=071FSN36JB6G6JG6NQKN Davarian L. Baldwin - Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Life https://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-New-Negroes-Modernity-Migration/dp/0807857998/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=black+chicago&qid=1553292916&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sr=1-7 Poor People’s Campaign https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ -- Theme Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -- Interact: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Media Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud[dot]com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2 or search "LeftPOC" in podcasts Support: Patreon: patreon.com/leftpoc