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Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (born 1953)
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Raymond Washington
American gangster
Raymond Lee Washington was an American gangster, known as the founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. Washington formed the Crips as a minor street gang in the late 1960s in South Los Angeles, becoming a prominent local crime boss. In 1971, Washington formed an alliance with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Crips
Street gang from Los Angeles, California
The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)