30 dic 1959 anni - 1950 - 1960 HARRISON GENTS EST.

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The intersection of Harrison and Western was not touched by either UIC construction or by the Circle Interchange construction; therefore, people living there were not displaced. I do not know exactly when the Harrison Gents were created but I can tell you this they were not a white gang, it was a mixture of African American and Latino youths. Harrison and Western was known to be a mostly black neighborhood with quite a few Puerto Ricans just like most of the Tri Taylor section, especially over in the west side of the Tri Taylor area which is only a few blocks away from the North Lawndale neighborhood that was over 90% black by 1960. There was also a decent size Puerto Rican settlement that arrived in the early 1950s along Madison Ave (La Madison) in both the Near West Side and East Garfield Park neighborhoods just north of the Congress Expressway. Harrison and Western is just south of the Congress; therefore, Puerto Rican settled there as well making this south west section of the Near West side community a mixture of black and Puerto Ricans by the late 1950s. The gangs that ruled Taylor Street were the Taylor Dukes, the Taylor Bishops, Taylor Nobles, Taylor Vicounts and the Taylords just to name some. These gangs hung out with each other and were mostly Italian but took in some Latinos. The Taylor Street gangs were there to protect their neighborhood and what was left of Little Italy by keeping Vice Lords and other black gangs out. The Harrison Gents were seen as invaders from the start.

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