- Black Guerrilla Family
Infobox Criminal organization
name =Black Guerrilla Family
founded =1966
founding location =San Quentin State Prison in Marin County,California flagicon|US
founded by =George Jackson
years active =1966 - present
territory =most prisonsflagicon|US
ethnic makeup =African-American The Black Guerrilla Family (also known as the Black Family or the Black Vanguard) is a
prison gang founded in 1966 by George Jackson while he was in theSan Quentin State Prison in Marin County,California , north ofSan Francisco .Citation | last = Walker | first = Robert | title = "Gangs or Us" | url = http://www.gangsorus.com/BGF.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-25] The gang is ideologically-based, established as anAfrican-American Marxist revolutionary organization. It was founded with the stated goals of eradicatingracism , maintainingdignity inprison and overthrowing theUnited States government . Historically, it was associated with a number of leftist groups, including theBlack Liberation Army ,Symbionese Liberation Army andWeather Underground . The Black Guerrilla Family is strongly organized on both the East and West coasts, and cooperates with theNuestra Familia , theBloods , and theCrips .Fact|date=November 2007ymbols
Crossed
saber s,machete s,rifle s,shotgun s with the letters "B, G, F" or 2.7.6.A black
dragon squeezing the life out of a prison guard by a prison tower.Citation | publisher = Anti-Defamation League | title = Black Guerilla Family Prison Tatoo | url = http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/tattoo_black_guerilla_family.asp | accessdate = 2007-11-25]ee also
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Gangs
*Hugo Pinell References
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