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

In gangster lore, the Almighty Black P Stone Nation stands out among the most notorious street gangs. But how did teens from a poverty — stricken Chicago neighborhood build a powerful organization that united 21 individual gangs into a virtual nation?

 

Natalie Y. Moore and Lance Williams answer this and other questions in a provocative tale that features a colorful cast of characters from white do-gooders, black nationalists, and community organizers to overzealous law enforcement. The U.S. government funded the Nation. Louis Farrakahn hired the gang — renamed the El Rukns in a tribute to Islam — as his Angels of Death. Fifteen years before 9/11, the government convicted the gang of plotting terrorist acts with Libyan leader Mu’ammar Gadhafi; currently, founding member Jeff Fort is serving a triple life sentence.

 

An exciting story about the evolution of a gang, the book is an exposé of how minority crime is targeted as well as a timely look at urban violence

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 272
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781556528453
  • Genres
  • history, sociology
  • Release date
  • 2011