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Later on, in 1965 an alliance was forged by these clubs and then participated in the Watts Rebellion in August. After the event took part many of these gangs got involved in political organizations that lead to radical movements during the years from 1965-1969.

For example, the 'Slauson' gang member Bunchy Carter became the leader of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Other influential figures of the Black consciousness of the 1960s were Ron Wilkins, Gerald Aubry, William Sampson, Robaire Nyjuky, and Hakim Jamal. They were all former club members prior to 1965.

These Black goups were considered to be radical and a threat to the national security of the United States, and rapidly became victims of the police brutality. In January 1969 the gang member that I mentioned before, Bunchy Carter, was murdered at Campbell Hall at UCLA, in a dispute with US members. The two members of the US organization, George and Ali Stiner were arrested, convicted and sent to San Quentin prison for their involvement.

Although this case was closed, there are still many unanswered questions concerning Carter's death. Some insist that the Karenga's US gunmen where police infiltrators that were working with the FBI, while others say that when Carter was shot and killed, he was armed and on the point of attacking an US associate. This case represents a turning point in Black Los Angeles identity as youths, because they were too young to participate in the movement with organizations such as the Black Panter Party and US.

In 1969 a new powerful street gang was formed namely the 'L.A. Brims', who was affiliated with the 'Crips'and the 'Blood'. There were also the 'Piru Street Boys' in Compton, the 'Bishops' and the 'Denver Lanes'. The 'Pirus' which are 'Bloods' now, were known for a short period of time as the 'Piru Street Crips' prior to 1972. They were recognized after the traditional blue bandana that was part of their attire.

By the summer of 1972, the 'Pirus' disassociated themselves from the 'Crips' due to a conflict between them and created with the 'Lueders Park' an alliance against the 'Crips'. After the 'Crips' committed murder of an 'L.A. Brim' member, the 'Pirus' linked up with the 'Brims'. Their goal was to combat 'Crips' intimidation and to create a new alliance in order to counter them.

The 'Pirus' and the other groups decided no longer to wear the blue bandanas, symbol of the 'Crisps', and created a new united organization which later became known as 'Bloods'. They also had bandanas but in an opposite color, red. The 'Bloods' became a powerful organizations and was formed of all the groups who had been threatened or attacked by 'Crips'.

Finally, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, thousands of former gang members were either incarcerated or dead and their legacy and the gang subculture was being celebrated and commodified through rap music, film and fashion. What is more, in the early 1990s this cultural trend represented a subject of interest for various authors and publishers. Their fascination about the life in the ghettos and barrios following the 1992 Los Angeles riots, lead to the formation of a new trend of gang memoirs in the US. Their attention was centered also on graphic tales of violent confronta本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。