How did these gangs originally start? What is the significance of the title, “CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America”? Is there something unique about the United States that causes it to produce gangs and gang warfare?

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Answer:

According to some reports, Stanley (“Tookie”) Williams and Raymond Washington, both high schoolers in Los Angeles, founded the Crips in 1971 for protection from gang violence. ... Others claim that Washington, inspired by the Black Panthers, formed a political group in 1969 that evolved into a street gang.

Founders: Stanley Williams, Raymond Washin...

Member: Raymond Washington

Explanation:

The rivalry originated in the 1960s when Raymond Washington and other Crips attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School in Compton, California. As a result, Scott formed the Piru street-gang, the first "Bloods" gang.

Rivals: Aryan Brotherhood; Asian Boyz; Crips; ...

Founding location: Los Angeles, California, Un...

Ethnicity: African American

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