The Peanut Gang History

In the 1940s the black population grew onward and since there were now more blacks in Chicago, there were buildings that were being built for low-income and poverty families and since the blacks were just now coming into Chicago looking for better employment they had to move to where they could afford. Now these buildings were being built on the west and south sides of Chicago. These buildings became like forts to these gangs These gangs grew intense over time in Chicago as well in New York. Gang war erupted over drug trafficking turf, which made black gang problems explode in the 1960s. It got so bad that law enforcement said that it was too dangerous for them to patrol around that area. Gangs of Chicago controlled many things like drug distribution

CHICAGO, Feb, 14, ---- Seven members of the notorious North Side gang led by George “Bugs” Morgan were shot dead today. The tragic event happened in a garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. The men were said to have been waiting for a “bootlegging” shipment of whiskey at Moran’s headquarters. Seems that Moran was running late to the meeting, when he arrived he saw a squad car of police men entering the building and decided to wait outside assuming that his men were inside being arrested. He took refuge in a nearby building but quickly realized that something was not right. All of the people surrounding Moran’s headquarters began to hear a rainfall of bullets and the cries of the men inside being shot.

I read The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. The book is 421 pages, and was published by Lippincott Williams &Wilkins in 1975. It is a fictional story about a group of four people who meet, and all want the same thing. To stop development on America’s southwest.

Gangs in Chicago go hand and hand because of the rich history this topic has to offer. Coincidence? One may think not. In the time of famous mobster, Al Capone, gangs in Chicago were just evolving but did not live up to the names they have today. This includes their literal name, “gangs” , and the reputation they have today. However, groups similar to these of today have been around since the beginning of time, and not until after Al Capone did these groups get their name of “gang(s)”. Before they were just known as “mobs”. These sort of “gangs” were groups that had similar interests, backgrounds and goals they had in common. However, there is a difference between them then and now, but there are similar characteristics as well. The makeup of gangs today seem to have the same consistent patterns in terms of people who join, how they join, and where they join.

The 1960s saw big changes in the development of modern gangs, such as the development of super gangs in the Chicago and Los Angeles areas. Super gangs developed from small neighborhood gangs that group together with other gangs near the same neighborhood after they became larger and stronger the gangs began to force the smaller gangs to join their gang organization. In Chicago there where three main African American super gangs the Blackstone Rangers, Disciples, and the Vice Lords, The term gangs makes me think criminals, mugger or even killers not of being involved in programs to better the community. In the summer of 1967 leader of the Vice Lords meant with Western Electric and Sears and Roebuck the outcome of this meeting according to our

"This is a man who has not only redeemed himself, but he has sent his message of redemption and nonviolence to the people of California and all over the country."

It’s 1929; the golden years of industrial growth. Many great things are happening in the U.S. Many terrible things are happening as well. One, being the St. Valentine Massacre. In the streets of downtown Chicago, yesterday at approximately 10:30am, two rival gangs (Irish American Gang and the South Side Italian Gang) go head and head. Al Capone; the leader of the South Side Italian Gang is the suspected perpetrator.

The very famous criminal out of all the James-Younger Gang was born in September 5, 1847 in Missouri and died in April 3, 1882 at the age of 34 cause of assassination by Robert Ford who was also a fellow gang member and betrayed Jesse James for reward money. Jesse James first joined his brother in Taylor’s group when he was 16 years old, but also at once joined the bushwhacker group with his brother.

In the 1920’s, constant objections from organizations who reprimanded alcohol led to the ratification of the 18th Amendment- the nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol. This authorization was thought to assist in the decrease of crime and the emptying of prisons, but rather increased consumption and deaths from other substances and poisonings. The stock market crash of 1929 was another event that occurred during this failed attempt of rehabilitation. Breweries, bar-owners, truckers, and many other jobs were lost during this time and increased the unemployment rate dramatically during the Great Depression. The utopian dream of prohibiting alcohol for the good of the people was quickly

Often when people hear the word gang, they immediately think of drugs, guns, and violence. When in reality there has been an ongoing debate that gangs are not no different from a sorority or fraternity. To demonstrate, a gang is similar to a sorority or fraternity because the members are dedicated to sister-hood or brother-hood. Sorority and fraternity life started long ago on college campuses for the improvement of the college campus. Gangs started for equality on the street. Gains promoted violence while fraternities and sororities began occupying their spare time with doing community service. Both gangs and Greeks are dedicated to sister-hood and brother-hood. Gangs can be defined as positive or negative depending on the person’s beliefs. In this particular paper, I will be discussing more in depth of the different elements of a specific gang and their lifestyles.

From my perspective, the most surprising gang myth was that gangs, drugs, and violence were linked. I was under the impression that gangs made their income from the sale and distribution of drugs to fund their activities. It was unique in that Coughlin and Venkatesh (2003) actually stated that drugs were secondary to that of identity, protection, and recreation (28). Though from just these two chapters, I can see there is a pattern to why youth join gangs and the gang’s desire for identity as a primary goal. All of the offered criteria of identity, protection, and recreation signal to me that of any troubled teen/youth trying to establish their way through not only a changing environment of high school, but also a changing body of hormones. I was curious in the details regarding to the fact that few gangs control distribution, in that if not them then who actually

Shellie, I wasn't surprised that women want to leave the gang life for a better future for their child but I did find it bizarre that men more so want their children to grow up in the lifestlye of gangs. This to me was something I thought existed in the past when thinking of mobs and the mob lifestyle. I assumed that over time men would also feel the same way and want a better life for their children but when the gang lifestlye is all theyve ever lived and all they know it makes sense now to see why they think its positive and good for their future children to be invovled. I think wanting that is more of a safety factor for a parent and that they believe the best way of life is to follow in their own foot steps which is understandable after

Niggas With Attitudes, NWA, was an iconic gangster rap group formed in south central Los Angeles. Rap originated in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but NWA shifted the center to the West Coast. As NWA rose to the top, they uncovered the city’s gangs and police violence. Surviving in Compton was difficult as there had been 3,000 gang related shootings since 1980(Rolling Stone). From 1986 to 1991, NWA faced controversy over their explicit lyrics; showing disrespect of women and promoting drugs and violence. NWA was considered to be a revolutionary group that would forever change hip hop.

The first “Peanuts” comic strip, created by Charles M Schulz, was introduced on October 2, 1950. The comic was printed in seven newspapers that Sunday morning and featured characters such as Charlie Brown, Shermy, and Patty. While Snoopy was introduced early, he did not make an appearance in the first comic strip. Several characters such as Lucy, Linus, and Woodstock did not make appearances until years later. The original name for the comic strip was not Peanuts as we know it as today, but instead it was called Lil’ Folks. Even though the name “Peanuts” stuck, Charles M. Schulz never liked the name himself. The comics were printed for 50 years in newspapers until Schulz's death in 2000 due to complications from colon cancer. Even today, his comic is still one of the most famous to have ever been created.

And while that has all changed and comics have risen to become the string section in the symphony of our culture, with even whole franchises and their expansions praised as high art and for their exerting storytelling and expulsion of visions and complex concepts (especially sci-fi and mystery thrillers). Yet, ages ago they were obnoxiously colored and if they were so enjoyable for people to dedicate their childhoods, to endure such stereotyping that pinned such a negative view on comic books then they mustn’t be good at all for children to read, right? However,