Gangs of New York
New York City 5 Boroughs – Manhattan (1) – Brooklyn (2) – Queens (3) – Bronx (4) – Staten Island (5)
The South Bronx 1950s – middle class communities - white, black, Irish, Jewish, Peurto Rican Robert Moses – Cross-Bronx Expressway - Exodus from the South Bronx
The South Bronx 1970s – Slumlords - Burning apartment buildings - Insurance $ - Abandonment
The South Bronx : Over 750,000 left the South Bronx 600,000 lost jobs Youth unemployment: 60-80% Drug addicts – Heroin, Crack Development of gangs
Bronx Gangs Savage Skulls Black Spades Savage Nomads Ghetto Brothers Seven Immortals Roman Kings
Outlaws Community protection – junkies/burglars Doing police dirty work Violence – Gang wars (between clubs)
Gang Initiations Savage Skulls – Russian Roulette Other gangs - Apache Line Movies
Block Parties Summer – food, music, community building Music – turntables – Power: street lamps Dancing – Disco/funk, Latino
Afrika Bambaataa Member of Black Spades 1971 – Peace pact between gangs Formation of the Universal Zulu Nation Zulu Kingz – Bboys Pioneer of Hip Hop DJ (more to come)
Rocking/Uprocking Apache Line Latin/disco/funk influences Jerks/Burns – humiliate opponent Gang members would rock Battles led to fights