Nice OP Nygdan!
I think it is extremely important to not in regard to the ALK (Almighty Latin Kings) that the organization started in Chicago in the 1940s, and as the
group's teachings spread through the prison systems, it stayed from the source of the original teachings. There seem to be certain rifts in the
teachings, and some near jealously from the Chicago faction towards the amount of media exposure the East Coast factions brought to the organization,
and the subtle changes made to the rules and teachings. The original gang in Chicago was predominately Puerto Rican and Mexican, but on the East
Coast is much more diverse in its Latin American membership, but I do not know how or if that relates. It wasn't until the 1980s that the East Coast
factions started.
Wikipedia for Almighty Latin Kings
To the members that have suggested giving 'Aztlan' (the American Southwest) to the Latin Kings to control, I have to commend you on your racial
stereotypes and bigoted, jingoistic mind state. Instead of speaking intelligently about a topic, you decided to take the low road, and speak to the
lowest common denominator. Nice work! Keep piling on the ignorance! If it is brown, flush it down, right?
Also, the 'Latin' in Latin Kings comes from the same place as in Latin America. So who ever posted that gem, blame it on some old dead white man
for calling the offspring of Conquistadors and Native peoples of the new world, with some former slave mixed in later, Latin Americans. But the heat
in your tone towards the 'Latin' in Latin Kings is as much misplaced as it is laughable. I bet you think the Sicilian Black Hand is literal as
well... I would love to hear your angle on the name of the Bloods and Crips....
Most importantly, to anyone who is serious about denying ignorance, and isn't afraid to look in to the possibility that poor people might create a
secret society in order to gain wealth, Chicago is a treasure trove of gang related/esoteric mysteries dating back to its beginning. I recommend the
book
The Gangs of Chicago: an Informal History of the Chicago Underworld by
Herbert
Asbury as it is known now, or
Gem of the Prairie: an Informal History of the Chicago Underworld as it was known it its original printing.
From a more modern perspective, websites like
chicagogangs.org... have quite a lot of oral histories documented by lower level members
of ALKs and other Gangs. The amount of esoteric symbolism used in gang graffiti is enormous, although I doubt many know the true meaning of the
symbols they use, only the meanings their leaders tell them, and in many cases I doubt the 'leaders' know much.
I will be adding any information I come across for the ALKs, but I think a strong investigation into the melting pot of Chicago gangs and their role
as modern secret societies is in need. If the Almighty Latin Kings were started in the 1940s, at least one member of this organization has to have
been involved in the mainstream Politics of Chicago, right? For every member out there doing dirty deeds, there are leaders somewhere counting money.
And where there is money....
DocMoreau
