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    The Crips are an alliance of street gangs that is based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles , California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams , the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged ...

  2. Crips, street gang based in Los Angeles that is involved in various illegal activities, notably drug dealing, theft, extortion, and murder. The group, which is largely African American, is traditionally associated with the color blue. The Crips gained national attention for their bitter rivalry.

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    The Crips are an alliance of street gangs that is based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged in ...

  4. Mar 31, 2021 · The Crips are formed. Wikimedia Commons. In 1960s South Central, two things were happening — young men were coming of age in low-income project housing, initially designed to house factory workers, and the civil rights movement.

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  6. The Crips began as a grassroots organization mostly comprised of African-Americans in response to “mass arrests, jailing, and killings of black youth by police” who were seeking to destroy the Black Panther movement.

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