What is Gangster Disciples?
[[File:Gangster Disciples Logo.svg|thumbnail|right|Symbol of the Gangster Disciples]] The '''Gangster Disciples''' are an [[United States|American]] street and [[prison]] [[gang]]. They were formed on the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side of Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gangster Disciples|publisher=The Chicago Gang History|url=https://www.chicagoganghistory.com/gang/gangster-disciples|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526175027/https://www.chicagoganghistory.com/gang/gangster-disciples/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The gang was established in 1968. Almost all the members of the gang are [[African American]]s. The predominant symbol of this gang is the six-pointed [[Star of David]].<ref>{{cite document|title=The Gangster Disciples|publisher=Drugs and Crime: Gang Profile|url=http://cryptome.org/gangs/gangster.pdf|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> The Gangster Disciples also use the upward crossed [[pitchfork]]s and the heart with wings. The main gang color are black, gray and white. The Gangster Disciples are active in over 100 American [[city|cities]] in 31 [[U.S. states]], mainly in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Southern United States]]. They also have a huge presence in the United States prison system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gangster Disciples|publisher=Justice.gov|url=https://www.justice.gov/entity-popup/file/432581|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120145657/https://www.justice.gov/entity-popup/file/432581|url-status=dead}}</ref> The gang has between 25,000 and 50,000 members.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Appendix B Street Gangs|publisher=Justice.gov|url=http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs32/32146/appb.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228194543/http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs32/32146/appb.htm|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=2011-02-28}}</ref> The Gangster Disciples are involved in [[racketeering]], [[illegal drug trade|drug trafficking]], [[motor vehic