Four Corner Hustlers
{{short description|African-American street gang founded in West Garfield Park, Chicago}}
{{One source|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox Criminal organization
| name = Four Corner Hustlers
| image =
| caption =
| founded by = Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge
| founded = the late 1960s
| founding location = West Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| years active = 1960s–present
| territory = Chicago, Memphis Fayetteville, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit and Atlanta
| ethnic makeup = African American
| membership =
| criminal activities = Drug trafficking, robbery, street-level drug distribution, assault, auto theft, firearms violations, fraud, murder, prostitution rings, money laundering, and racketeering.
| allies = People Nation, Black P. Stones, Latin Kings, Vice Lords
| rivals = Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples
| notable_members =
}}
The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago in the 1960s by Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge."Fatal Violence: Case Studies and Analysis of Emerging Forms" - Page 24 Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown.
They were not in an alliance until the Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers became allies, which later formed the group now known as People Nation. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and feared street gang on the West Side of Chicago.
Symbols
The gang colors are black and red and black and gold, serving under Vice Lords. They associate themselves with a black diamond with "points" at each corner.
References
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External links
- [http://www.history.com/shows/gangland Gangland]
{{Organized crime groups in the United States}}
{{Organized crime groups in Chicago}}
Category:Organizations established in the 1960s
Category:1960s establishments in Illinois
Category:African-American gangs