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The '''Gangster Disciples''' are a drug gang with affiliates operating in the [[Birmingham area]].
The '''Gangster Disciples''' are a drug gang with affiliates operating in the [[Birmingham area]].


The gang originated in Chicago's south side. Former "Supreme Gangsters" leader Larry Hoover formed an alliance, the [[Black Gangster Disciples|Black Gangster Disciple Nation]], with David Barksdale's gangs in 1969. They jointly opposed the Black P. Stone Rangers and also began operating as a community organization with numerous social programs. The alliance broke down under a flood of drugs in the early 1970s. After Barksdale's death, Hoover (then serving a 150-year sentence in Illinois State Prison) and Jerome "Shorty" Freeman were candidates to succeed him, but ended up splitting into the Gangster Disciples and Black Gangster Disciples in [[1978]]. Hoover's Gangster Disciples then formed the nucleus of the Folk Nation, which grew to include several Latin-American street gangs.
The gang originated in Chicago's south side. Former "Supreme Gangsters" leader Larry Hoover formed an alliance, the [[Black Gangster Disciples|Black Gangster Disciple Nation]], with David Barksdale's gangs in 1969. They jointly began operating as a community organization with numerous social programs, but the alliance broke down under a flood of drugs in the early 1970s. After Barksdale's death, Hoover (then serving a 150-year sentence in Illinois State Prison) and Jerome "Shorty" Freeman were candidates to succeed him, but ended up splitting into the Gangster Disciples and Black Gangster Disciples in [[1978]]. Hoover's Gangster Disciples then formed the nucleus of the Folk Nation, which grew to include several Latin-American street gangs.


The Folk Nation broke up into inter-alliance warring in the early 1990s. As a result of the fighting the Black Gangster Disciples dropped the first word of their name to distinguish themselves from the Black Disciples. In 1993 Hoover, addressing a large gathering in Kankakee, Illinois from prison, announced that the focus of the Gangster Disciples would shift from illegal activities to "Growth and Development".
The Folk Nation broke up into inter-alliance warring in the early 1990s. As a result of the fighting the Black Gangster Disciples dropped the first word of their name to distinguish themselves from the Black Disciples. In 1993 Hoover, addressing a large gathering in Kankakee, Illinois by telephone from prison, announced that the focus of the Gangster Disciples would shift from illegal activities to "Growth and Development". The shift opened the way for a new "Outlaw Gangster Disciples" drug gang, headed by Charles "Big Shot" Dorsey, to flourish. The Outlaw faction eventually broke their allegiance to the Gangster Disciples leadership, triggering a war centered in the Cabrini Green projects. The war ended in a truce in which Dorsey was granted high-ranking role in the GD Nation, but he was assassinated in the late 1990s. His death brought about a new generation of unaffiliated "Outlaw" or "Renegade" Gangster Disciple gangs.


Members of the gang dress in blue and black and wear hats with brims cocked to the right. The letters "GD" or the cipher 7-4 (or 7-4-14 for Gangster Disciple Nation) are seen in their [[graffiti]] tags, which often feature a heart with wings or a 6-pointed star (to honor "King David") along with spread pitchforks.
Members of the Gangster Disciples dress in blue and black, including Georgetown Hoyas or Duke Blue Devils gear. The letters "GD" or the cipher 7-4 (or 7-4-14 for Gangster Disciple Nation) are seen in their [[graffiti]] tags, which often feature a heart with wings or a 6-pointed star (to honor "King David") along with spread pitchforks. The gang is highly structured with a network of "Positions of Authority" and a strict rule of "Silence and Secrecy," punishable by death.


A major round-up of Gangster Disciples leaders in Georgia in May [[2016]] also included the arrest of [[Terrence Summers|Terrence "T-Man" Summers]] in [[Birmingham]]. He was described as a former "Governor" of the Gangster Disciples in Alabama and "Governor of Governors" for the gang's affiliates in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. Chauntay "Snake" Craig and Quiana Franklin were arrested along with Summers on [[May 4]]. Forty-eight people were charged under the RICO act as part of that investigation. Summers was also charged with distributing heroin.


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Craig, a "Board Member" of the Gangster Disciples, pleaded guilty in August 2019 to charges of racketeering conspiracy involving murder, and drug trafficking. He was sentenced in January 2021 to 40 years in federal prison.


OUTLAW GANGSTER DISCIPLES
==References==
 
* Robinson, Carol (May 25, 2016) "Accused gang leader now charged with heroin distribution." {{BN}}
The Outlaw Gangster Disciples originally formed in the decade of the 1990s within the confines of the Cabrini Green housing projects on the Northside of the city of Chicago.  The group was founded and headed by a high ranking member by the name of Charles "BIG SHOT" Dorsey.  Dorsey was young a extremely charismatic and used his muscle to intimidate his peers. During the 90s Chicago organizations were extremely well structured and organized, causing each and every deck from every organization in Chicago to pay street taxes to their heads whom were majority residents within the confines of Illinois Pens.  Dorsey and his Outlaw Gs were sick and tired basically fed up with paying taxes to people whom they considered inactive not putting in actual work for the nation, so Dorsey met with his particular branch of Outlaw Gds in the confines of Cabrini and they decided to cease paying taxes to their top heads and eventually severed all ties to GDN. This angered top GD leaders and caused a all out war within the Cabrini Green housing projects between not opposing organizations, but the first time in Chicago history GD vs GD. The Outlaw GDs were at war with the law abiding GDs who considered to remain under the umbrella of their tops and follower their rules. The Outlaw GDs despite being out numbered at the beginning of their origin grew rapidly and eventually flipped all regular former GDs to RENEGADES in Cabrini Green.
* Robinson, Carol (January 22, 2021) "Gangster Disciples leader from Birmingham gets 40 years for racketeering conspiracy involving murder." {{BN}}
 
The high ranking Gds were threatened by the money making violent Outlaw GDs so they made Dorsey and his goons a offer they couldn't refused. High ranking GD leaders offered Dorsey a top position within GDN while still retaining sole leadership of his official Outlaw Gangster GD faction. Dorsey accepted and things went back to normal in Cabrin for a while although the traditional GD members were still upset and angry with Dorsey for his actions in other words they "forgave him but they damn sho didn't forget". Dorsey ended up opening a night club/sports bar in the hood. 1 night in the mid to late 90s during after hours at the club GD foot soldiers stormed in and shot Dorsey fatally several times which killed him and ended his reign as king of the Outlaw Gangster Disciples. Despite Charles "Big Shot" Dorsey's death the Outlaw Gangster Disciple mentality has spreaded all throughout Chicago's southside, westside....etc GD decks period nation-wide. The Outlaw Gangsters set the way for other multiple Renegade GD branches under the OUTLAW GANGSTER DISCIPLE umbrella such as the: Lawless GDs, Outlaw GDs....etc that still exist today.-->


[[Category:Street gangs]]
[[Category:Street gangs]]

Latest revision as of 10:23, 23 January 2021

The Gangster Disciples are a drug gang with affiliates operating in the Birmingham area.

The gang originated in Chicago's south side. Former "Supreme Gangsters" leader Larry Hoover formed an alliance, the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, with David Barksdale's gangs in 1969. They jointly began operating as a community organization with numerous social programs, but the alliance broke down under a flood of drugs in the early 1970s. After Barksdale's death, Hoover (then serving a 150-year sentence in Illinois State Prison) and Jerome "Shorty" Freeman were candidates to succeed him, but ended up splitting into the Gangster Disciples and Black Gangster Disciples in 1978. Hoover's Gangster Disciples then formed the nucleus of the Folk Nation, which grew to include several Latin-American street gangs.

The Folk Nation broke up into inter-alliance warring in the early 1990s. As a result of the fighting the Black Gangster Disciples dropped the first word of their name to distinguish themselves from the Black Disciples. In 1993 Hoover, addressing a large gathering in Kankakee, Illinois by telephone from prison, announced that the focus of the Gangster Disciples would shift from illegal activities to "Growth and Development". The shift opened the way for a new "Outlaw Gangster Disciples" drug gang, headed by Charles "Big Shot" Dorsey, to flourish. The Outlaw faction eventually broke their allegiance to the Gangster Disciples leadership, triggering a war centered in the Cabrini Green projects. The war ended in a truce in which Dorsey was granted high-ranking role in the GD Nation, but he was assassinated in the late 1990s. His death brought about a new generation of unaffiliated "Outlaw" or "Renegade" Gangster Disciple gangs.

Members of the Gangster Disciples dress in blue and black, including Georgetown Hoyas or Duke Blue Devils gear. The letters "GD" or the cipher 7-4 (or 7-4-14 for Gangster Disciple Nation) are seen in their graffiti tags, which often feature a heart with wings or a 6-pointed star (to honor "King David") along with spread pitchforks. The gang is highly structured with a network of "Positions of Authority" and a strict rule of "Silence and Secrecy," punishable by death.

A major round-up of Gangster Disciples leaders in Georgia in May 2016 also included the arrest of Terrence "T-Man" Summers in Birmingham. He was described as a former "Governor" of the Gangster Disciples in Alabama and "Governor of Governors" for the gang's affiliates in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. Chauntay "Snake" Craig and Quiana Franklin were arrested along with Summers on May 4. Forty-eight people were charged under the RICO act as part of that investigation. Summers was also charged with distributing heroin.

Craig, a "Board Member" of the Gangster Disciples, pleaded guilty in August 2019 to charges of racketeering conspiracy involving murder, and drug trafficking. He was sentenced in January 2021 to 40 years in federal prison.

References

  • Robinson, Carol (May 25, 2016) "Accused gang leader now charged with heroin distribution." The Birmingham News
  • Robinson, Carol (January 22, 2021) "Gangster Disciples leader from Birmingham gets 40 years for racketeering conspiracy involving murder." The Birmingham News
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