The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as the BD's, formerly BDN and BDN III) is a large street gang based in Chicago, Illinois, which received significant news coverage after the murder of one of their own members, an 11-year-old named Robert Sandifer.[3]
In 1958, a group of young teenagers from Hyde Park, Englewood, and Kenwood came together as friends to create an alliance to combat their enemies. The founders—Richard Strong, David Barksdale, Mingo Shread, Prince Old Timer, Kilroy, Leonard Longstreet, Night Walker, and others—named their new organization the "Devil's Disciples." By the beginning of 1961, David Barksdale, also known as "King David," took sole leadership of the Devil’s Disciples, and appointed different members to oversee various areas within the neighborhoods.
Barksdale's goal was to claim small gangs around the area, and turn them into factions of the Disciples. In 1966, in order to help increase recruitment and counteract threats from other gangs, David Barksdale created the “Black Disciples Nation,” which helped boost recruitment numbers into the thousands.
In 1969, Larry Hoover, the leader of the rival gang “Gangster Disciples,” agreed to a merger with Barksdale to create a unified gang called the “Black Gangster Disciples Nation.”
Soon after the alliance was formed, Larry Hoover and a member were charged and convicted for the murder of another member and received 150–200 years in prison. With Larry in prison, Barksdale was fully in charge of the gang. Barksdale later died due to kidney complications at the age of 27 on September 2, 1974.[2]
The death of Barksdale led to problems within the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN). The majority of the BGDN believed in becoming more unified after the passing of Barksdale, but some were opposed to the sentiment. The ideological differences led to the creation of two distinct factions: the "Black Gangsters Disciples" and the "Black Disciples." This brought about a rivalry between these two gangs, as there was bloodshed in the streets immediately after they were created.
Mickey Bull took over the Black Disciples, and made peace with the Gangster Disciples.[when?] Bull’s leadership brought about a temporary lull in the violence, until he was murdered in the streets by Gangster Disciples in August 1991. Immediate backlash from Black Disciples culminated into a rampage, and three Gangster Disciples were killed on August 7, 1991. Between 1991 and 1994, the rivalry between the Gangster Disciples and Black Disciples intensified. The contentious rivalry came to an end after Marvell Thompson intervened.
Robert “Yummy” Sandifer joined the Black Disciples in 1994 at the age of 11 years old. He was given a 9mm semiautomatic pistol by his gang chief, and was sent out to kill some rival gang members.[2] While aiming for his rivals, a stray bullet from Yummy's gun hit and killed a 14-year-old female pedestrian, Shavon Dean.[2] This brought much-unwanted attention to the Black Disciples from local and national news.[2]
The gang leader sent out two brothers, Derrick Hardaway and Cragg Hardaway, to get rid of Yummy.[2] The two brothers lured Yummy into an underpass, and shot him twice in the back of his head. They were later convicted of murder, and more undesired attention was brought upon the Black Disciples - despite their efforts to cover up the gang’s involvement.
Gang Structure
The Black Disciples has over 300 sets, with around 30 to 40 members in each set.[4]
^ abcKnox, George W., Ph.D. (2008). "The Impact of the Federal Prosecution of the Gangster Disciples". National Gang Crime Research Center. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^ abcdefghijGeorge Knox, Ph.D. (2004). "Gang Threat Analysis: The Black Disciples". National Gang Crime Research Center. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
^"Robert Sandifer: A tale of two yummy's". Riotsound. June 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^Knox, George (1996). "Gang Profile: The Black Disciples". Journal of Gang Violence. 3 (3). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Black Disciples news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Black Disciples often abbreviated as the BD s formerly BDN and BDN III is a large street gang based in Chicago Illinois which received significant news coverage after the murder of one of their own members an 11 year old named Robert Sandifer 3 Black DisciplesFounded1966 57 years ago 1966 1 Founded byDavid Barksdale 1 Founding locationChicago Illinois United StatesYears active1966 present 1 TerritoryChicagoEthnicityAfrican American 2 Membership9 000 12 000Criminal activitiesArms trafficking burglary extortion drug trafficking illegal gambling kidnapping money laundering murder racketeering robbery theftRivalsVice Lords 2 Gangster Disciples 2 Black P Stones 2 Mickey Cobras 2 Latin Kings gang Notable membersLil DurkChief KeefKing Von Contents 1 History 2 Murder of Yummy 3 Gang Structure 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistoryThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1958 a group of young teenagers from Hyde Park Englewood and Kenwood came together as friends to create an alliance to combat their enemies The founders Richard Strong David Barksdale Mingo Shread Prince Old Timer Kilroy Leonard Longstreet Night Walker and others named their new organization the Devil s Disciples By the beginning of 1961 David Barksdale also known as King David took sole leadership of the Devil s Disciples and appointed different members to oversee various areas within the neighborhoods Barksdale s goal was to claim small gangs around the area and turn them into factions of the Disciples In 1966 in order to help increase recruitment and counteract threats from other gangs David Barksdale created the Black Disciples Nation which helped boost recruitment numbers into the thousands In 1969 Larry Hoover the leader of the rival gang Gangster Disciples agreed to a merger with Barksdale to create a unified gang called the Black Gangster Disciples Nation Soon after the alliance was formed Larry Hoover and a member were charged and convicted for the murder of another member and received 150 200 years in prison With Larry in prison Barksdale was fully in charge of the gang Barksdale later died due to kidney complications at the age of 27 on September 2 1974 2 The death of Barksdale led to problems within the Black Gangster Disciple Nation BGDN The majority of the BGDN believed in becoming more unified after the passing of Barksdale but some were opposed to the sentiment The ideological differences led to the creation of two distinct factions the Black Gangsters Disciples and the Black Disciples This brought about a rivalry between these two gangs as there was bloodshed in the streets immediately after they were created Mickey Bull took over the Black Disciples and made peace with the Gangster Disciples when Bull s leadership brought about a temporary lull in the violence until he was murdered in the streets by Gangster Disciples in August 1991 Immediate backlash from Black Disciples culminated into a rampage and three Gangster Disciples were killed on August 7 1991 Between 1991 and 1994 the rivalry between the Gangster Disciples and Black Disciples intensified The contentious rivalry came to an end after Marvell Thompson intervened Murder of YummyMain article Robert Sandifer Robert Yummy Sandifer joined the Black Disciples in 1994 at the age of 11 years old He was given a 9mm semiautomatic pistol by his gang chief and was sent out to kill some rival gang members 2 While aiming for his rivals a stray bullet from Yummy s gun hit and killed a 14 year old female pedestrian Shavon Dean 2 This brought much unwanted attention to the Black Disciples from local and national news 2 The gang leader sent out two brothers Derrick Hardaway and Cragg Hardaway to get rid of Yummy 2 The two brothers lured Yummy into an underpass and shot him twice in the back of his head They were later convicted of murder and more undesired attention was brought upon the Black Disciples despite their efforts to cover up the gang s involvement Gang StructureThe Black Disciples has over 300 sets with around 30 to 40 members in each set 4 See also United States portal Law portalGangs in Chicago Folk NationReferences a b c Knox George W Ph D 2008 The Impact of the Federal Prosecution of the Gangster Disciples National Gang Crime Research Center Chicago Illinois Retrieved May 11 2019 a b c d e f g h i j George Knox Ph D 2004 Gang Threat Analysis The Black Disciples National Gang Crime Research Center Retrieved May 10 2019 Robert Sandifer A tale of two yummy s Riotsound June 2016 Retrieved December 18 2018 Knox George 1996 Gang Profile The Black Disciples Journal of Gang Violence 3 3 Retrieved January 5 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black Disciples amp oldid 1144241933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
