They decided to flip through the holy bible to get ideas and that’s when it dawned on them to use the name “Disciple” in their title.
These boys were only 11-13 years old in age and they all sat down to figure out the name of this new organization. Some of the bullied youths from Kenwood, Hyde Park and Englewood got together as friends and decided to create a club that would fight against all these enemies they had. Englewood was an affordable option for lower income black families making this an ideal neighborhood for settlement. The creation of the Dan Ryan Expressway system that year was a contributing factor is forcing many black families out of their communities and into white neighborhoods like Englewood. There were also white and black gangs from outside of Englewood, Hyde Park and Kenwood that invaded and bullied these youths. In Englewood, black families began moving in at a very high rate in this neighborhood causing many Italian families and Italian greasers’ resentment and soon bullying ensued. By the later 50s blacks were moving into this area and southern Kenwood at a higher rate as this area became more affordable for lower income families. Hyde Park had always enforced restrictive racial covenants in the earlier times but in the late 40s it was deemed unconstitutional therefore, black families began to move into the older northern section of the Hyde Park neighborhood. In Hyde Park and Kenwood wealthier white greaser youths were bullying several black youths. We will start the story back in the year 1958 to the impoverished northern half of the Hyde Park neighborhood, the impoverished southern Kenwood area and in the Englewood neighborhood. The Black Disciple history is indeed a fascinating history and a great story of how young pre-teen boys got together and formed an organization that would help fight against the civil rights injustices and wild gangs around them. Founded in 1958 by David Barksdale, Richard Strong, Dirk Acklin, and Prince Old Timer in or near Englewood Hyde Parkīlack 1958-1969 Black and blue 1969-21st century Black, Grey and White - present
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