May 24, 1947 - David Barksdale
His legacy on this site rests not on a single act but on an institutional one: the founding of a street organization that would shape gang dynamics in Chicago for decades, contributing to cycles of violence that outlasted him by generations. Barksdale operated at the intersection of street power and community organizing, a combination that made the Black Disciples both durable and expansive. He died at 27, but the structure he built continued to define and endanger lives long after.
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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. He and Larry Hoover (leader of the Gangster Disciples) decided to merge and create the Black Gangster Disciple Nation. Barksdale died on September 2, 1974, due to kidney failure, at the age of 27.
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