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 povertystricken 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 gangrenamed the El Rukns in a tribute to Islamas his Angels of Death. Fifteen years before 9/11 the government convicted the gang of plotting terrorist acts with Libyan leader Muammar 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 expos of how minority crime is targeted as well as a timely look at urban violence