Ron Chepesiuk - Black Gangsters of Chicago

O NCE AGAIN, MANY individuals stepped forward and generously provided their time, resources, and sage advice to make this project doable. First, I would like to thank all the knowledgeable sources I interviewed. Those who agreed to talk on the record are included in the bibliography. Many sources provided valuable documents or assisted in finding them. They include Rick Barrett, Susan Bogart, Dan Brannigan, Pat Deady, Raheem Dawson, George DeTella, Paul Kaupas, Richard Kolovitz, Bennie Lee, John Peoples, Maurice McFarlin, Anthony Keith Morton, Ron Safer, James Short, and Frank White.

Many individuals also provided valuable assistance in identifying sources and in helping to arrange interviews with them. They include Rick Barrett, Susan Bogart, Ed Cohn, Lou Diaz, Lincoln Hampton, Bennie Lee, Maurice McFarlin, John Risley, Lew Rice, James Short, Bob Walsh, and Lance Williams.

Friends Larry and Stephanie Vezina and David Weeks took the time to read the manuscript and offer valuable suggestions on how to make the writing tighter and clearer. Their input certainly helped make a better book, and I look forward to their expert assistance with future projects.

Thanks to Carrie Volk and Ann Thomas of the Winthrop University Library Reference Department for their help with interlibrary loan and to Patricia Stafford and Jackie McFadden of the Winthrop University Library Government Documents Department for their assistance in using microfilm and finding rare materials. Thanks also to Mark Y. Herring, dean of the Dacus Library, for his support through the years.

Joanna Zoltay, DEA public relations; Monique Bond and Michael Shields, Chicago Police Department; and Cindy Yates, Neal Schiff, and Ernest Porter of the FBI public relations were helpful with arranging interviews and pointing me in the right direction.

The staff of the Chicago Public Library (CPL), an excellent research center, was very helpful during my research trips to Chicago. The Virginia G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature at the CPL branch, the Woodson Carter Regional Library, is a treasure trove of material on American history. Thanks to Beverly Cook, archivist at the Harsh Research Collection, for her assistance and suggestions.

Thanks to Willy Hryb, a writer and lifelong friend, for his support and the use of his facilities while I researched my books in Thunder Bay. Thanks to the old gang in the East EndIvo (a.k.a. Dominick), Tex, Jace, Jake, Yammers, Zekefor providing the inspiration over the years.

Finally, thanks to Carole Stuart for the opportunity to write this book, and to her staff, especially Ivy McFadden, for helping to put it together. I look forward to working with Barricade in the future.

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