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Jakobi Williams

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Robyn C. Spencer

The history of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense can help us understand the transition from civil rights to Black Power, as well as contemporary issues like mass incarceration. From the Ten-Point Platform to survival programs, historian Robyn C. Spencer outlines key aspects of the party’s revolutionary ideology, grassroots activism and community service. And historian Jakobi Williams joins to share valuable classroom insights. Want more Movement Music? Our latest Spotify playlist has even more songs inspired by this episode.  Check out this great Resource Guide (pdf) – “Teaching The History of the Black Panther Party: 5 Essential FAQ’s” – from The Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project.  And your students can find rich archival materials about the Black Panthers online. This collection of Black Panther newspapers from 1968-1973 offers amazing articles and images from the moment of the movement. Or they can view these FBI investigative files on the Black Panther Party to see how the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office tracked the BPP’s activities, income, and expenses from 1969 to 1976. Visit the enhanced episode transcript for even more classroom resources about teaching the Black Panther Party and the transition from Civil Rights to Black Power. And Educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

The history of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense can help us understand the transition from civil rights to Black Power, as well as contemporary issues like mass incarceration. From the Ten-Point Platform to survival programs, historian Robyn C. Spencer outlines key aspects of the party’s revolutionary ideology, grassroots activism and community service. And historian Jakobi Williams joins to share valuable classroom insights. Want more Movement Music? <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Am7BgBOD2FyB2JnK0Zscg?si=MJ1nY61mQ6qDB6Jpql020Q" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Our latest Spotify playlist</a> has even more songs inspired by this episode.  Check out this great Resource Guide (pdf) – <a href="https://iphpcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/iphp-teaching-the-history-of-the-black-panther-party-final-version-june-6-2017-title-update.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">“Teaching The History of the Black Panther Party: 5 Essential FAQ’s”</a> – from <a href="https://iphpcom.wordpress.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project</a>.  And your students can find rich archival materials about the Black Panthers online. This <a href="https://libcom.org/history/black-panther-newspaper-black-panther-party" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">collection of Black Panther newspapers</a> from 1968-1973 offers amazing articles and images from the moment of the movement. Or they can view these <a href="https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Panther%20Party%20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">FBI investigative files on the Black Panther Party</a> to see how the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office tracked the BPP’s activities, income, and expenses from 1969 to 1976. Visit the <a href="http://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/civil-rights-movement/the-black-panther-party-and-the-transition-to-black-power" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">enhanced episode transcript</a> for even more classroom resources about teaching the Black Panther Party and the transition from Civil Rights to Black Power. And Educators! <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei4YvCNb5ZLhO1T437gDNyIoUpGcYFJJIuSYkLrZaToTmFTg/viewform?usp=pp_url&amp;entry.1748617993=15:+The+Black+Panther+Party+and+the+Transition+to+Black+Power" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Get a professional development certificate</a> for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the special code word, then visit <a href="https://learningforjustice.org/podcastpd" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">learningforjustice.org/podcastpd</a>.

The Black Panther Party and the Transition to Black Power – w/ Robyn C. Spencer and Jakobi Williams

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 &amp; 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&amp;qid=1553292176&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnullAmy Sonnie and James Tracy - Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Timeshttps://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&amp;qid=1553292833&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull Jeffrey Haas - The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Pantherhttps://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&amp;qid=1553292441&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnullJoshua Bloom - Black against Empire: The History of Politics of the Black Panther Partyhttps://www.amazon.com/Black-against-Empire-Politics-Foundation/dp/0520293282/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=black+panthers+chicago&amp;pd_rd_i=0520293282&amp;pd_rd_r=58cd0e1a-b13a-4807-91f2-e8517fade348&amp;pd_rd_w=I4Z37&amp;pd_rd_wg=MfSmd&amp;pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88...Robyn C. Spencer - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oaklandhttps://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Has-Come-Panther-Oakland/dp/0822362864/ref=pd_sim_14_4/145-7285454-7271234?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0822362864&amp;pd_rd_r=0212ec40-4cef-11e9-889b-8de6206c1d4a&amp;pd_rd_w=86PET&amp;pd_rd_wg=LTn69&amp;pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28...Davarian L. Baldwin - Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Lifehttps://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-New-Negroes-Modernity-Migration/dp/0807857998/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=black+chicago&amp;qid=1553292916&amp;rnid=2941120011&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-7 Poor People’s Campaignhttps://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ --Theme Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone--Interact:Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOCFacebook: facebook.com/leftpocMedia Revolt: mediarevolt.org/leftpocReddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/Subscribe:Soundcloud: soundcloud[dot]com/leftpocSpreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpociTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2 or search "LeftPOC" in podcastsSupport:Patreon: patreon.com/leftpoc

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 &amp; Resources: Jakobi Williams - From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Ballot-Illinois-Coalition-Politics/dp/1469622106/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=jakobi+williams&amp;qid=1553292176&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Ballot-Illinois-Coalition-Politics/dp/1469622106/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=jakobi+williams&amp;qid=1553292176&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull</a> Amy Sonnie and James Tracy - Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times <a href="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&amp;qid=1553292833&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">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&amp;qid=1553292833&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull</a> Jeffrey Haas - The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther <a href="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&amp;qid=1553292441&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">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&amp;qid=1553292441&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull</a> Joshua Bloom - Black against Empire: The History of Politics of the Black Panther Party <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-against-Empire-Politics-Foundation/dp/0520293282/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=black+panthers+chicago&amp;pd_rd_i=0520293282&amp;pd_rd_r=58cd0e1a-b13a-4807-91f2-e8517fade348&amp;pd_rd_w=I4Z37&amp;pd_rd_wg=MfSmd&amp;pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88a7-ea6f32aeac11&amp;pf_rd_r=X0J9HNE1YYJXWNAK8MKJ&amp;qid=1553292465&amp;s=gateway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Black-against-Empire-Politics-Foundation/dp/0520293282/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=black+panthers+chicago&amp;pd_rd_i=0520293282&amp;pd_rd_r=58cd0e1a-b13a-4807-91f2-e8517fade348&amp;pd_rd_w=I4Z37&amp;pd_rd_wg=MfSmd&amp;pf_rd_p=5c5ea0d7-2437-4d8a-88...</a> Robyn C. Spencer - The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Has-Come-Panther-Oakland/dp/0822362864/ref=pd_sim_14_4/145-7285454-7271234?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0822362864&amp;pd_rd_r=0212ec40-4cef-11e9-889b-8de6206c1d4a&amp;pd_rd_w=86PET&amp;pd_rd_wg=LTn69&amp;pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&amp;pf_rd_r=071FSN36JB6G6JG6NQKN&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=071FSN36JB6G6JG6NQKN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Has-Come-Panther-Oakland/dp/0822362864/ref=pd_sim_14_4/145-7285454-7271234?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=0822362864&amp;pd_rd_r=0212ec40-4cef-11e9-889b-8de6206c1d4a&amp;pd_rd_w=86PET&amp;pd_rd_wg=LTn69&amp;pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28...</a> Davarian L. Baldwin - Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Life <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-New-Negroes-Modernity-Migration/dp/0807857998/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=black+chicago&amp;qid=1553292916&amp;rnid=2941120011&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Chicagos-New-Negroes-Modernity-Migration/dp/0807857998/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=black+chicago&amp;qid=1553292916&amp;rnid=2941120011&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-7</a> Poor People’s Campaign <a href="https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/</a> -- Theme Music: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -- Interact: Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/LeftPOC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/LeftPOC</a> Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/leftpoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/leftpoc</a> Media Revolt: <a href="http://mediarevolt.org/leftpoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mediarevolt.org/leftpoc</a> Reddit: <a href="http://reddit.com/user/leftpoc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reddit.com/user/leftpoc/</a> Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud[dot]com/leftpoc Spreaker: <a href="http://spreaker.com/user/leftpoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spreaker.com/user/leftpoc</a> iTunes: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2</a> or search "LeftPOC" in podcasts Support: Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/leftpoc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/leftpoc</a>

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

Since its founding over 50 years ago, perceptions of the Black Panther Party have varied widely, often shaped by misinformation — about the Party's motivations, its relations with other organizations, its influence in the U.S. and around the world. In this conversation, ​historian Jakobi Williams discusses ​the challenges facing scholars in reconstructing the history of the Black Panther Party, the common misconceptions that continue to shape views of the movement and its leaders, and the ways that the organization helped inspire resistance groups in other countries.Jakobi Williams is associate professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington where his research focuses on twentieth-century U.S. history and African American history. This year, as a Fellow at the Center he is working on "'Neighborhoods First': The Black Panther Party as a Model for Community Organizing in the U.S. and Abroad," expanding on his previous work on the history of resistance and social justice revolutions found within the historic African American community.

Since its founding over 50 years ago, perceptions of the Black Panther Party have varied widely, often shaped by misinformation — about the Party's motivations, its relations with other organizations, its influence in the U.S. and around the world. In this conversation, ​historian Jakobi Williams discusses ​the challenges facing scholars in reconstructing the history of the Black Panther Party, the common misconceptions that continue to shape views of the movement and its leaders, and the ways that the organization helped inspire resistance groups in other countries. Jakobi Williams is associate professor of history at Indiana University Bloomington where his research focuses on twentieth-century U.S. history and African American history. This year, as a Fellow at the Center he is working on "'Neighborhoods First': The Black Panther Party as a Model for Community Organizing in the U.S. and Abroad," expanding on his previous work on the history of resistance and social justice revolutions found within the historic African American community.

Jakobi Williams, "The Black Panthers, Here and Abroad"