What were gangs like 1960?

Answer 1

In the 1960's there really wasn't any gangs like today. For the most part they did exist in places like East LA or Compton, but as a whole they didn't exist. There has always been illegal people who use society to make money for themselves. In the 1920's the mafia became very powerful in the United States making illegal liquor, owning the trucking and building unions, handling the ports and controlling them, even owning garage companies. Of course, one of the largest gangs of the 1960's was the Hells Angles motorcycle club. They ran drugs and did other illegal activities, but the gangs like what we see today with young teens involved weren't that active. They were just starting . I think young men and women join gangs because they don't feel a connection to a church, family, or community so the gang becomes the important connection in their life. All of us need to feel connected to something or someone who is greater than we are.

Answer 2

Gangs that emerged in the 60s include the Latin Kings, Surenos, Nutenos, Crips, and Bloods. All of these gangs came from California except for the Latin Kings who came from Chicago.