Billy “Che” Brooks video interview and biography
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Title
Billy “Che” Brooks video interview and biography
Creator
Contributor
Jiménez, José, 1948-
Description
Billy “Che” Brooks is Deputy Minister of Education of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) and Director of YouthLAB@1521 through the Better Boys Foundation. In 1969, Mr. Brooks was very close to Chairman Fred Hampton who was the main spokesman of the Black Panther Party in Illinois. As one of the primary leaders of the BPP, Mr. Brooks was under constant, daily harassment by the Chicago Red Squad and Gang Intelligence Unit. He also worked closely with the Young Lords through the Rainbow Coalition.
Date
2012-03-28
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
RHC-65_Brooks_Billy
Format
video/mp4
application/pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Título
Billy “Che” Brooks vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Afro-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969
Partido Pantera Negra. Illinois Capítulo
Afro-Americanos--Relatos personales
Juventud--Illinois--Chicago
Relaciones raciales
Collection
Citation
Brooks, Billy, “Billy “Che” Brooks video interview and biography,” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24233.