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5percent — Part 1
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Concerned: ‘Harlem residents
described, the “Five Percenters"
-yesterday,'as a small’ hoodlunt
" gang that ‘championéd: a. “hate’
philosophy” against both tes
and Negroes, *: hed
They said the ‘group, ' twhich:
‘was involved in seVeral mug:
gings and. beatings last, spring,
was composed of ‘misgiided
teen-agers who ‘had “turned
__ htelr frustrations’ in the black
ghetto irito antisoclety actions.
“They're a: pure of
the slums,” * eclstined cr: city
youth . Worker. who -has- dealt
‘with members of the gang, “and
‘they're - being « influenced ; by
older ahd enown subversive
men who are only tdo happy
to .turn: the - - community int C)
chaos and a turmoil. ° 7.
* This imfluence, according to
social workers,in the area, has
Ly mr "By THEODORE JONES
with Ghreerdst
ot Ie JOU ea even
uf Be can
rocks and bottled at.tivo nite
pelleeiien who. had stopped
tham from’ molesting e Negro
‘woman.
The: youths, who’ ranged: in
age from 16 to'18, were charged
with riot, unlawful. assembly,
resisting arrest and disorderly
conduet. ‘Seven other youths,
also involved in the incident,
were ‘booked as juvenile de-
Ingquents,
Black Masting Bpeiiices
Both ae police. and. F Harlem
commyey be the
Five ay onters. a Ser esely
Knit . group of youths, ranging
in age’ from 13 to 21. The group
is said to follow many of th
practices of the Black Srusiims:
iat se not affiisted with
nated of the Btrenigth: of
run ‘between 50. and
108 Bio ; Youths : iden on
“group
operate in the Bedtandnye:
sant.area of :Brookive, BS |
as in Harlem,”
The ,Five Perce ; derive
their riame from & sophie
belief that .85' per. cent: of, he
‘couritry’s Negro. *populstion is
ignorant . or “just ‘cattle’ and
that 10 per cent ‘are Uncle
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