The first thing to notice is the color codes, and this was put in place to easily identify another gang member or rival — Bloods wearing red, Crips wearing Blue. Buddha would always wear a blue bandana, and so, as tribute to him a blue bandana was worn by Crip members. A color and association that would stick to this day. After the attack both Scott and Owens setup their own gangs which formed the Piru Street Boys, this would be the first known Blood gang.
The majority of gang related murders in that decade would be put down to Bloods and Crips. Just 10 years after starting the gang, Washington was shot and died a few hours later from the injuries. Williams, in the same year was convicted of 4 murders and was given the death sentence, he was ultimately executed by lethal injection in at the age of Before his death he released his memoirs, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Since the gang have expanded in numbers and are now one of the largest gangs in the World with an estimation of between 30, — 55, members.
This spelled trouble, and before long there were internal wars with each set or gang sparring against another. At this point they were also warring agains The Bloods. During World War II , the country was in need of more manpower.
The U. This sparked a massive migration to Los Angeles. Due to the racist attitudes at the time, Black people were not able to get loans for homes in any other neighborhood, making South Central synonymous with Black Los Angeles. The Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer decided that practices making it difficult for Black Americans to live in white neighborhoods was unconstitutional. So white people, upset that Black people began moving into their L.
William H. Parker was L. He was infamous for bullying Black and brown citizens back into "their part of town" and complaining about the influx of "people" moving to L. Parker is credited with creating the rift between the people of South Central and the police department, which led to the creation of street gangs in the s as a way for young Black men to protect their communities. In s South Central, two things were happening — young men were coming of age in low-income project housing, initially designed to house factory workers, and the civil rights movement.
The Black Panther party, created after the Watts Riots of , gave older gang members a focus on fighting police brutality, all the while younger men and teenagers were forming gangs and engaging in crime. According to the Bureau of Justice Assistance , gangs date back possibly as early as the 12th century.
Raymond Washington was born in South Los Angeles in , says Black Past , making him only 12 years old during the Watts Riots, a six-day battle between the community and the police that turned his neighborhood into a war zone. According to the Los Angeles Times , those who grew up with Washington remembered him as a legendary street fighter. For a time he admired the Black Panthers but ultimately chose gang life. Washington formed his own gang, which eventually became the Crips.
While there are many tales of how the group got its name, those close to Washington said it came from a time when his older brother twisted his ankle and had to walk with a limp.
In Raymond Washington approached Stanley "Tookie" Williams, a gang leader and high school student known all over town for surviving a stint at a juvenile detention center. Both men decided to unite their gangs to become the most powerful outfit in all of L.
Washington would run the east side of town and Williams, the west side. In Williams's memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption , he says during the meeting with Washington and his friend Bulldog, "the three of us were dressed identically, in black leather coats, black biscuits, and heavily starched Levis. Had my enemies seen them, they would have been mistaken for being part of my circle. This created a "power vacuum," and the youth gangs were there to fill that "void.
This was the first time a gang fight crossed the line into murder, and in response, neighboring gangs united to defend themselves against the Crips, calling themselves the Bloods. According to Black Los Angeles , "Between and , the rivalry between Crips and the Bloods would grow, accounting for a majority of the approximately gang-related murders in South Los Angeles.
While Washington was no boy scout, he preferred using his fists. In , Stanley "Tookie" Williams , Washingtons's partner in crime, was sent to San Quentin prison on four accounts of murder.
Williams was convicted in and given a death sentence, which he served until he was lethally injected in Later in , on the corner of 64th Street and San Pedro, Washington was killed in a drive-by shooting.
No one knows who was responsible. According to Michael Krikorian , "It was the end of the founder of the Crips, and it was the beginning of the end of the Crips as a united gang. Skip to content The Bloods' Gang Sign. Do you find this information helpful? A small donation would help us keep this accessible to all.
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