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Stories  The Gangster Disciples: A Crime-Line  by Courtney Beard
May 21, 2008  28 people suspected of being members of the
Gangster Disciples were charged Wednesday with trafficking
firearms and crack cocaine.  The gang, which is based on
Chicago’s South Side, has been linked to a series of recent
shootings and drug-related incidents.  Here is a timeline
documenting the rise of one of the nation's largest gangs.
Early 1960s:  A Chicago “youth group” called the Black P-Stone
Rangers turns to crime.  Jeff Fort leads the gang which consists
of 50 other local area gangs.  They eventually unite under the
name Black P-Stone Nation.  Mid-1960s:  The Disciple Nation is
created by David Barksdale.  At the same time, Larry Hoover is
running the Gangster Nation.  Late- 1960s: The Gangster
Disciples, also known as the Black Gangster Disciple Nation,
forms when David Barksdale combines forces with Larry Hoover in
an attempt to end the fighting between the t