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Aryan Brotherhood  

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  • The Aryan Brotherhood originated on the West Coast during the 1960s, specifically in 1967 in the San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections. The Brotherhood, which has members in prisons throughout the United States, exhibits an intense hatred of Jews and blacks, including members of black gangs such as the Crips, Bloods, and Black Guerrilla Family (BGF). [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Aryan Brotherhood]

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