Soul on Bikes: The East Bay Dragons MC and the Black Biker Set
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (545 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 076034535X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written by Tobie Levingston, the club's original founder, Soul on Bikes offers a slice of underground American and African-American history you're unlikely to read in any textbook. Before Rosa Parks took her historic bus ride and before Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey P. Newton and the Black Panthers stood bravely for equal rights, the East Bay Dragons MC risked life and limb during the days when it was a revolutionary act for a black man to ride a Harley chopper. The East Bay Dragons Motorcycle Club has gunned their Harleys through the meanest streets of Oakland, California, since the 1950s. Soul on Bikes recounts the club's adventures with humor, attitude, and, most important, soul.. Levingston and his colorful cast of misfits and comrades ar
Frost IllustratedFeb. 7, 2007“Soul on Bikes: The EastBay Dragons MC and the Black Biker Set is a fascinating biography of a fascinating black man and an equally fascinating black movement.”
davisg1Parallel History Book This book was an excellent read. I enjoyed the historical parallel to events that all black people are aware of and their impact on the lives of folks in Oakland, CA. The book also had many pictures of the older motorcycles. I felt that the book either was sanitized for publication, or our idea of motorcycle gangs (black or white) was a little flawed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn about the three "B"'s (Blacks, bikes,and brotherhood). said Parallel History Book. This book was an excellent read. I enjoyed the historical parallel to events that all black people are aware of and their impact on the lives of folks in Oakland, CA. The book also had many pictures of the older motorcycles. I felt that the book either was sanitized for publication, or our idea of motorcycle gangs (black or white) was a little flawed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn about the three "B"'s (Blacks, bikes,and brotherhood). "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Great read!. Dera R Williams said Black Motorcycles Clubs Were a Part of Bay Area History. I must admit I had very little knowledge nor contact with bikers or motorcycle clubs. I had heard of The East Bay Dragons, founded in Oakland and of course, everyone knew the Hell's Angels. Both were synonymous with danger and bad news in my sheltered existence. Their rough manner and their reputation of being bad asses was reason to avoid them. So, it was with great surprise while reading Soul on Bikes: The East Bay Dragons MC and the Black Biker Set, Marcus Book Store's April book club Selection, to find out that the East Bay Dragons is an integral part of Oakland history.Tobie Gene Levingston and his family were a part of the n