Black Guerrilla Family

Black Guerrilla Family

The Black Guerrilla Family (also known as the Black Family or the Black Vanguard) is a prison and street gang founded in 1966 by George Jackson and W.L. Nolen while they were incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California, north of San Francisco.

Read more about Black Guerrilla Family:  Philosophy and Goals, Allies and Rivals, Huey P. Newton Murder, Fay Stender Attempted Murder, Symbols

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