In the late 1950s in one of the poorest cities in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) a subculture emerged.
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Posts Tagged: Gangs
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The Jokers
In the spring of 1959 Bruce Davidson met a group of teenagers in Brooklyn who called themselves The Jokers.
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Gangs of Brooklyn
“Crew [of teen gang members] is shown in jiffy wagon as they were transported to Adolescent Court.”
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Gang Out
In the late 70’s and early 80’s, Chicago gangbangers carried and distributed business cards.
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Teen Angels Magazine
Teen Angels magazine: “The voice of the varrio since 1979″.
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Lo-Lifes
Lo-lifes were a late eighties and early nineties New York gang movement with a cultish dedication to Polo by Ralph Lauren.
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Wandering Birds
Jon Savage recently wrote a fascinating article for Vice on the Wandervogel and German youth gangs in the 1930s.