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David Barksdale (born Donise David Barksdale; May 24, 1947 – September 2, 1974), also known as King David, was an American gangster and activist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Black Disciples .
Among the most influential figures in Chicago’s gang history, David Barksdale founded the Black Disciples, a notorious street gang, when he was just a teenager. Over time, he gained his own reputation on Chicago’s South Side as a strong and feared leader.
By the beginning of 1961, David Barksdale, also known as "King David," took sole leadership of the Devil’s Disciples, and appointed different members to oversee various areas within the neighborhoods. Barksdale's goal was to claim small gangs around the area, and turn them into factions of the Disciples.
The Disciples created the symbols of the star of David, pitchfork, and devil’s tail with devil horns when they formed in 1958. The first arch enemy of the Disciple was the “Sons of Italy” which was a white gang of greasers in Englewood and one of the more powerful south side greaser gangs.
The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD's; formally, GDN), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two came together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN).
At Ogden Park at 63rd and Racine, a public park on Chicago's southside, every May 24th there is a picnic in honor of the memory of "King David". One will also find an assortment of other parties and celebrations occurring in individual residences at this important date in Chicago.
David Barksdale was a notorious gang leader and activist who founded the Black Disciples, one of the largest and most influential street gangs in Chicago. He was also known as King David, a revered figure in the black community who used his power and charisma to promote peace and social justice.
Barksdale became “king of the streets” and gained his nickname: “King David.” They failed however to bring the largest gang in Chicago, the Black Stone Rangers, into their alliance, and gang warfare continued.
During the urban renewal period of 1960s Chicago, two men ruled their respective Black and Irish neighborhoods with iron fists. A professor at Northeastern Illinois University, Lance Williams has...
In a new book King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge, coming out in December, author and Northeastern Illinois University Professor Dr. Lance Williams traces the life stories of two of Chicago’s most powerful leaders: Black Disciples “King” David Barksdale and “Boss” Mayor Richard J. Daley ...