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<ref name="rep">Judith Greene and Kevin Pranis: ''Gang Wars'', 2007, p. 25, [http://gangwar.com/GangsFullReport2.pdf online]</ref> |
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<ref name="ale">Alex Alonso: ''Racialized identities and the formation of black gangs in Los Angeles.'' In: Urban Geography, 25. p. 658-674, 2004</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:35, 9 February 2011
The Spook Hunters were a white racist youth gang of South Gate, California, active from the 1940s to the 1950s. The gang was founded as a reaction to the growing African American population in the neighboring city of Los Angeles and around work against integration and for racial segregation in communities and especially intending to hinder blacks leaving their housing area and. To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths; when backup was needed it was supplied by the LAPD [1].[2]
Their activities caused the formation of the first black gangs, namely the Slausons and the Businessmen.