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The '''Spook Hunters''' were a [[White American|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]]. The group's goal centered on work against [[desegregation busing|integration]] and for [[racial segregation]] in communities. |
The '''Spook Hunters''' were a [[White American|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]]. The group's goal centered on work against [[desegregation busing|integration]] and for [[racial segregation]] in communities. |
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To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths |
To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:02, 28 June 2017
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. The group's goal centered on work against integration and for racial segregation in communities. To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths.
References
- Alonso, Alex. "Black Street Gangs in Los Angeles: A History". Territoriality Among African American Street Gangs in Los Angeles. University of Southern California. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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