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Stanley Tookie Williams III [1] [2] (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gangster who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. He and Raymond Washington formed an alliance in 1971 that established the Crips as Los Angeles' first major African-American street gang.
The film deals with the life of Stanley Tookie Williams (Foxx), the co-founding member of the Crips street gang. [3] Along with showing his life in the streets and his time in San Quentin State Prison, it shows the work Williams did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was ...
In 1971, Washington formed an alliance with Stanley "Tookie" Williams, establishing the Crips as the first major African-American street gang in Los Angeles, and served as one of the co-leaders. In 1974, Washington was convicted of robbery and received a five-year prison sentence, during which his leadership and influence in the Crips declined.
Barbara Cottman Becnel (born May 30, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and film producer. She was a close friend of Crips co-founder Stanley Williams (aka "Stan Tookie Williams"; a convicted murderer and former gang leader who would later become an anti-gang activist and writer), and editor of Williams's series of children's books, which spoke out against gang violence.
In his memoir Blue Rage, Black Redemption, Crips cofounder Stanley Tookie Williams claims that the gang was formed in 1971, after Raymond Washington approached him in George Washington High School, in Los Angeles. [3] Williams and his friends were frequently getting into fights with several local gangs, such as the Sportsman Park Boys.
Tookie may refer to: . Stanley Tookie Williams, American gangster and original founder of a street gang known as the Crips; Tookie Gilbert, American baseball player; Steve Peregrin Took, English musician/songwriter and prominent member of the UK underground, frequently known socially as Tookie
Tiequon Cox stabbed Stanley Tookie Williams in 1988 while on death row. [3] This is depicted in the 2004 TV film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story . On July 18, 2000, three inmates, regarded as some of San Quentin's most dangerous prisoners, almost escaped. [ 4 ]
Cochran defended 17-year-old Stanley Tookie Williams in a robbery trial in the early 1970s. [3] Williams was a known member of the Westside Crips street gang. [29] After less than 10 minutes of deliberation, a jury acquitted Williams of all charges.