The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago, established in 1978.[1] The alliance has since spread throughout the United States, particularly the Midwest region of the United States. They are rivals of the People Nation.
The Folks Nation was formed on November 11, 1978, within the confines of the Stateville Correctional Center.[2]Larry Hoover, the chairman of the Gangster Disciple Nation, created the idea for the alliance and persuaded many leaders of large black, white, and Latino gangs from Chicago to join. Soon after its formation, the People Nation was formed to counter the Folks alliance.
Symbols
Folks Nation symbols include the Star of David, horns, a die with 6 dots facing forward, the digit 6, a devil's tail, a pitchfork, a heart with horns, a heart with wings, the digit 3, three dots, a symbol called Third World or Saturn (digit 3 within a circle with a horizontal curved line through it), the digit 2 (used by the Insane Deuce Nation), the digit 4 (used by Insane Two-Two Nation and the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation), the digit 7 (used by the Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation), the digit 8 (used by the Insane Ashland Viking Nation), the number 13 (used by the Milwaukee King Nation), the Playboy bunny (used by all Gangster Familia nations excluding the Gangster Disciple Nation), a cane (used by the Almighty Stoned Freak Nation, Almighty Vice Lord Nation, Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation), a top hat (used by the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation), a crown with seven rounded steps (used by Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation, sometimes the Gangster Disciple Nation), a six point crown (represents entire Folks Nation though modern use is typically by the Insane Gangster Satan Disciple Nation), various cross variants, and the number 360, "360°" or phrase "360 degrees", usually used to refer to their international presence (360 degrees around the globe) though it has other meanings within Folks literature.
Folks gangs also disrespect People Nation gangs by inverting or "cracking" (adding crack marks to or removing half of a gang symbol) their symbols.[3]
^. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008.
^Knox, George W. (2008). "The Satan's Disciples: A Gang Profile". www.ngcrc.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
^ ab, archived from the original on August 6, 2008. Accessed March 19, 2019.
January 07, 2023
folk, nation, folks, nation, alliance, street, gangs, originating, chicago, established, 1978, alliance, since, spread, throughout, united, states, particularly, midwest, region, united, states, they, rivals, people, nation, folks, nationfounded1978, years, 19. The Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs originating in Chicago established in 1978 1 The alliance has since spread throughout the United States particularly the Midwest region of the United States They are rivals of the People Nation Folks NationFounded1978 45 years ago 1978 FounderLarry HooverFounding locationStateville Correctional Center Crest Hill Illinois U S Years active1978 presentTerritoryNationwideEthnicityAllLeader s Larry HooverCriminal activitiesDrug trafficking burglary extortion homicideAlliesVarious Crips factionsRivalsPeople Nation Contents 1 Formation 2 Symbols 3 Active Gangs 4 ReferencesFormation EditThe Folks Nation was formed on November 11 1978 within the confines of the Stateville Correctional Center 2 Larry Hoover the chairman of the Gangster Disciple Nation created the idea for the alliance and persuaded many leaders of large black white and Latino gangs from Chicago to join Soon after its formation the People Nation was formed to counter the Folks alliance Symbols EditFolks Nation symbols include the Star of David horns a die with 6 dots facing forward the digit 6 a devil s tail a pitchfork a heart with horns a heart with wings the digit 3 three dots a symbol called Third World or Saturn digit 3 within a circle with a horizontal curved line through it the digit 2 used by the Insane Deuce Nation the digit 4 used by Insane Two Two Nation and the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation the digit 7 used by the Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation the digit 8 used by the Insane Ashland Viking Nation the number 13 used by the Milwaukee King Nation the Playboy bunny used by all Gangster Familia nations excluding the Gangster Disciple Nation a cane used by the Almighty Stoned Freak Nation Almighty Vice Lord Nation Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation a top hat used by the Almighty Harrison Gent Nation and the Latin Jiver Nation a crown with seven rounded steps used by Almighty Imperial Gangster Nation sometimes the Gangster Disciple Nation a six point crown represents entire Folks Nation though modern use is typically by the Insane Gangster Satan Disciple Nation various cross variants and the number 360 360 or phrase 360 degrees usually used to refer to their international presence 360 degrees around the globe though it has other meanings within Folks literature Folks gangs also disrespect People Nation gangs by inverting or cracking adding crack marks to or removing half of a gang symbol their symbols 3 Active Gangs Edit Folk Nation Gangster Disciples graffiti A 1995 report from the Florida Department of Corrections Security Threat Intelligence Unit listed Folk Nation s major sets as follows 3 Latin Eagles Simon City Royals Gangster Disciples Spanish Cobras Maniac Latin Disciples Black Disciples La Raza Nation Spanish Gangster Disciples Tall Arabian Posse BoysReferences Edit FBI Publications Law Enforcement Bulletin December 2001 Archived from the original on January 10 2008 Knox George W 2008 The Satan s Disciples A Gang Profile www ngcrc com Retrieved 2022 12 15 a b People and Folk Nation Sets continued Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness archived from the original on August 6 2008 Accessed March 19 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Folk Nation amp oldid 1128704163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
