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'{{Infobox Criminal organization | name roy rogers = Gangster Disciples | caption = | founded on = late 1968s | founding location = [[United States|U.S.]] | founded by l; = [[David Barksdale]] and [[Larry Hoover]]<ref name="www.knowgangs.com"/> | years active = late 1960s–present | territory = Nationwide | ethnic makeup = [[African American]] | membership = 40,000-55,000+ 20,000+ in Chicago<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs32/32146/appb.htm |title=Appendix B. Street Gangs - National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 |publisher=Justice.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> | criminal activities = [[Illegal drug trade|Drug trafficking]], [[robbery]], [[extortion]], [[murder]] | allies = [[Folk Nation]], [[Crips]], [[Zoe Pound Gang]], [[Black Guerilla Family]], [[Black Mafia Family]] | rivals = [[People Nation]], [[Black P.Stones]], [[Vice Lords]], [[Bloods]], [[Black Disciples]] (sometimes) }} The '''Black Gangster Disciple Nation''' is a [[gang]] which was formed on the South-side of [[Chicago]] in the late 1960s, by [[David Barksdale]], leader of the Black Disciples, and [[Larry Hoover]], leader of the Supreme Gangsters. The two groups united to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN). The gang has made several attempts to legitimize their image. Some members dropped the "B" and began to call themselves GDs or Gangster Disciples. In the 1990s the Gangster Disciples entered into politics in the Chicago tradition of [[Black Panthers]], Black Stone Rangers, Latin Kings, Vice Lords and [[Bitch niggas]] through the formation of the "Growth and Development" movement. Outside of Chicago some gangs will still go by the old name of BGD.<ref name="www.gangpreventionservices.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.gangpreventionservices.org/BGD.asp |title=> Black Gangster Disciples |publisher=Gang Prevention Services |date= |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> Gangster Disciples have been documented in the [[U.S. military]], found in both U.S. and overseas bases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/news/article/gangs-increasing-in-military-fbi-says.html|title=Gangs Increasing in Military, FBI Says|date=30 June 2008|publisher=McClatchy-Tribune Information Services}}</ref> Graffiti characteristic of the Gangster Disciples has been reportedly seen in U.S. military bases in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]]. ==Symbols, signs and emblems== Like most major gangs, Gangster Disciples use a well-defined system of symbols to communicate alliances and rivalries. This system is a combination of symbols that represent the Gangster Disciple Nation or the Folk Nation as a whole and symbols that rivals use to represent their organization, typically inverted to show disrespect. ==Colors/apparel== Gangster Disciples "represent" with the colors blue and black, along with gray and white. There are indications that in some very rare and unusual cases, some GD members will adopt what some gang experts and historians refer to as "outlaw" or taboo doctrine, and wear the otherwise-rival Vice Lord color (red) which in a majority of other cases would be counter to the blue, black, gray, and white colors normally associated with GD.<ref>kirby, kate c. ''the chicago crime commission gangbook''chicago2005</ref>{{Full}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}} Gangster Disciples are known to wear [[Georgetown Hoyas]] clothing. ==Six pointed star== The major [[symbol]] Gangster Disciples make use of is the six-pointed star (identical in appearance to the [[Star of David]]) The fact that this star is known as the Star of David pays homage to co-founder [[David Barksdale]], and the six points are said to represent love, life, loyalty, understanding, knowledge, and wisdom (respect). Despite there being no ostensible references to the country of [[Israel]] or Jewish religion in most open source literature on the subject of Gangster Disciples, some rival [[Vice Lords|Vice Lord]] members will at times refer to someone suspected of being an organizational infiltrator, mole, spy, supporter, or sympathizer as being "Jewish." There have been other indications clearly suggesting that many GD members internally have aligned themselves with pseudo-Judaism principles just as rival Vice Lords have aligned themselves with pseudo-Islamic principles which is even further evidenced by the Vice Lord Oath in which [[Vice lord]] members swear allegiance to [[Allah]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://cryptome.org/gangs/vice.pdf |title= Vice Lord Nation |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |publisher=[[Cryptome]] |work= U.S. Department of Justice |publisher= [[National Drug Intelligence Center]] |accessdate= October 27, 2010}}</ref> The second most well known symbol of the Gangster Disciples is the three pointed [[pitch fork]], which is also the basis of their representative hand-sign. A pair of pitchforks may be seen in GD graffiti crossed behind a six pointed star, with the tines of the fork always placed in a vertical position. Since two forks with three tines each make a total of six, this again makes reference to the six-pointed star. The number six plays prominently into most GD symbols. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://vault.fbi.gov/gangster-disciples FBI file on the Gangster Disciples] *[http://www.ngcrc.com/bdprofile.html GANG THREAT ANALYSIS: The Black Disciples] *[http://cryptome.org/gangs/vice.pdf Pseudo-Islamic Principles vs. Pseudo-Judaism Principles] [[Category:Gangs in Chicago, Illinois]] [[Category:Street gangs]] [[Category:African American gangs]] [[pl:Gangster Disciples]]'