Crips Made In America Essay

Crips & Bloods: Made in America is a documentary about the genesis of the two most notorious gangs in America. The documentary covers many circumstances that paved the way to an unavoidable outcome. African Americans were always oppressed by the White Americans since this country was formed. But as civil rights movements and fight for equality became successful for the older African American generations, the new generation felt another sense of discrimination from the White Americans. The bad economy and prejudice from the law enforcement fueled these new generation with a kind of hatred they can act upon. This was a recipe that would eventually lead to huge riot in the middle of Los Angeles County in the city of Watts. The documentary described the city of South Central as a black community as a safe environment whereas today, it is known as a city to avoid at a cost because it is so dangerous. The documentary started off by describing how it was just a suburb city and the citizens there were same as any. But due to prejudice, racism, and segregation, anger and hatred filled each person. The most profound part of the documentary was when one of the character names Kumasi stated that the new generation was disconnected from their parents who are the generation that was influenced by great African American leaders. In other words, …show more content…
The Crips was formed and as they grew, rivals gangs formed an alliance and called themselves the Bloods. Blue versus Red. Even though no one knows who started the war, both gangs know that they will survive if they kill more of the other gang members. This caused a turf wars. The Bloods had their schools, gas stations, parks and other public locations and so did the Crips. It was the mentality of kill or be killed that cause the thousands of deaths in this