Author: Jeff Forret
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108493033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
Explores a Washington, DC slave trader's legal misadventures associated with transporting convict slaves through New Orleans.
Williams' Gang
Author: Jeff Forret
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108493033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
Explores a Washington, DC slave trader's legal misadventures associated with transporting convict slaves through New Orleans.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108493033
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
Explores a Washington, DC slave trader's legal misadventures associated with transporting convict slaves through New Orleans.
Williams' Gang
Author: Jeff Forret
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108681999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond with the understanding that he could carry them outside of the United States for sale. When Williams conveyed his captives illegally into New Orleans, allegedly while en route to the foreign country of Texas, he prompted a series of courtroom dramas that would last for almost three decades. Based on court records, newspapers, governors' files, slave manifests, slave narratives, travelers' accounts, and penitentiary data, Williams' Gang examines slave criminality, the coastwise domestic slave trade, and southern jurisprudence as it supplies a compelling portrait of the economy, society, and politics of the Old South.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108681999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
William H. Williams operated a slave pen in Washington, DC, known as the Yellow House, and actively trafficked in enslaved men, women, and children for more than twenty years. His slave trading activities took an extraordinary turn in 1840 when he purchased twenty-seven enslaved convicts from the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond with the understanding that he could carry them outside of the United States for sale. When Williams conveyed his captives illegally into New Orleans, allegedly while en route to the foreign country of Texas, he prompted a series of courtroom dramas that would last for almost three decades. Based on court records, newspapers, governors' files, slave manifests, slave narratives, travelers' accounts, and penitentiary data, Williams' Gang examines slave criminality, the coastwise domestic slave trade, and southern jurisprudence as it supplies a compelling portrait of the economy, society, and politics of the Old South.
Gangs and Weapons
Author: Stanley Williams
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381329
Category : Firearms ownership
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the violence that can occur when gangs have guns.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381329
Category : Firearms ownership
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discusses the violence that can occur when gangs have guns.
Gangs and Your Neighborhood
Author: Stanley Williams
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381374
Category : Gangs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Argues against joining gangs because such groups hurt people and neighborhoods.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381374
Category : Gangs
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Argues against joining gangs because such groups hurt people and neighborhoods.
Life In Prison
Author: Stanley "Tookie" Williams
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587170935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and challenged young people to choose the right path. Selected for the Young Adult Library Services Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587170935
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and challenged young people to choose the right path. Selected for the Young Adult Library Services Association's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list.
The Hell With A Gang
Author: J. W.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578900995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
"The Hell With A Gang" is a story of survival in the ruthless Los Angeles streets where many have suffered in some form at the hand of gang culture. Lara's collaborating technique transform some of the most horrendous real-life events into a quest to deter and denounce gang involvement by demonstrating how one man's status, devotion, and street gang fame was all a hoax, prompting the scream, "The Hell With A Gang."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578900995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
"The Hell With A Gang" is a story of survival in the ruthless Los Angeles streets where many have suffered in some form at the hand of gang culture. Lara's collaborating technique transform some of the most horrendous real-life events into a quest to deter and denounce gang involvement by demonstrating how one man's status, devotion, and street gang fame was all a hoax, prompting the scream, "The Hell With A Gang."
The Midnight Gang
Author: David Walliams
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062561081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to the sick ward in The Midnight Gang. Tom lands in the hospital with a nasty bump on the head after a gym class accident. And things only get worse when he meets the hospital staff, including the wicked matron of the children’s ward.. But luckily, Tom’s time in the hospital will be anything but boring when he discovers that his fellow patients turn the awful ward into the most wondrous world after lights out Join the Midnight Gang as they make their wildest dreams come true!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062561081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to the sick ward in The Midnight Gang. Tom lands in the hospital with a nasty bump on the head after a gym class accident. And things only get worse when he meets the hospital staff, including the wicked matron of the children’s ward.. But luckily, Tom’s time in the hospital will be anything but boring when he discovers that his fellow patients turn the awful ward into the most wondrous world after lights out Join the Midnight Gang as they make their wildest dreams come true!
Gangs and Wanting to Belong
Author: Stanley Williams
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381312
Category : Gang members
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A founder of the Crips discusses gangs, debunking the notion that belonging to a gang is the only way a kid can "fit in."
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381312
Category : Gang members
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A founder of the Crips discusses gangs, debunking the notion that belonging to a gang is the only way a kid can "fit in."
Blue Rage, Black Redemption
Author: Stanley Tookie Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416554300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
A gripping tale of personal revolution by a man who went from Crips cofounder to Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author, and anti-gang activist. When his LA neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers, Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend formed the Crips, but what began as protection became worse than the original gangs. From deadly street fights with their rivals to drive-by shootings and stealing cars, the Crips' influence—and Tookie's reputation—began to spread across LA. Soon he was regularly under police surveillance, and, as a result, was arrested often, though always released because the charges did not stick. But in 1981, Tookie was convicted of murdering four people and was sent to death row at San Quentin in Marin County, California. Tookie maintained his innocence and began to work in earnest to prevent others from following his path. Whether he was creating nationwide peace protocols, discouraging adolescents from joining gangs, or writing books, Tookie worked tirelessly for the rest of his life to end gang violence. Even after his death, his legacy continues, supported by such individuals as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Snoop Dogg, Jesse Jackson, and many more. This posthumous edition of Blue Rage, Black Redemption features a foreword by Tavis Smiley and an epilogue by Barbara Becnel, which details not only the influence of Tookie's activism but also her eyewitness account of his December 2005 execution, and the inquest that followed. By turns frightening and enlightening, Blue Rage, Black Redemption is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and an invaluable lesson in how rage can be turned into redemption.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416554300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
A gripping tale of personal revolution by a man who went from Crips cofounder to Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author, and anti-gang activist. When his LA neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers, Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend formed the Crips, but what began as protection became worse than the original gangs. From deadly street fights with their rivals to drive-by shootings and stealing cars, the Crips' influence—and Tookie's reputation—began to spread across LA. Soon he was regularly under police surveillance, and, as a result, was arrested often, though always released because the charges did not stick. But in 1981, Tookie was convicted of murdering four people and was sent to death row at San Quentin in Marin County, California. Tookie maintained his innocence and began to work in earnest to prevent others from following his path. Whether he was creating nationwide peace protocols, discouraging adolescents from joining gangs, or writing books, Tookie worked tirelessly for the rest of his life to end gang violence. Even after his death, his legacy continues, supported by such individuals as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Snoop Dogg, Jesse Jackson, and many more. This posthumous edition of Blue Rage, Black Redemption features a foreword by Tavis Smiley and an epilogue by Barbara Becnel, which details not only the influence of Tookie's activism but also her eyewitness account of his December 2005 execution, and the inquest that followed. By turns frightening and enlightening, Blue Rage, Black Redemption is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and an invaluable lesson in how rage can be turned into redemption.
Gangs and Your Friends
Author: Stanley Tookie Williams
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381367
Category : Crips (Gang)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of bad friends.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
ISBN: 9781568381367
Category : Crips (Gang)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of bad friends.