Billy “Che” Brooks video interview and transcript

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.

Institution: Grand Valley State University Libraries

Rights:

<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>

Subject Topics:

Young Lords (Organization),

Puerto Ricans--United States,

Civil Rights--United States--History,

Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.),

African Americans--Personal narratives,

Social justice,

Community activists--Illinois--Chicago,

Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969,

Black Panther Party. Illinois Chapter,

African Americans--Personal narratives,

Youth--Illinois--Chicago,

Race relations

Language: eng

URL: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/24233

Type: moving image