Spook Hunters
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The Spook Hunters were a white
racist youth gang of South Gate, California
, active from the 1940s to the 1950s. The gang was founded as a reaction to the growing African American
population in the neighboring city of Los Angeles
. The group's goal centered around work against integration
and for racial segregation
in communities.
To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths; when backup was needed it was supplied by the LAPD .
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
racist youth gang of South Gate, California
South Gate, California
South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The sixteenth largest city in Los Angeles County, it encompasses . South Gate is located just southeast of downtown Los Angeles It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County...
, active from the 1940s to the 1950s. The gang was founded as a reaction to the growing African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
population in the neighboring city of Los Angeles
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. The group's goal centered around work against integration
Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing in the United States is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local school demographics.In 1954, the U.S...
and for racial segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
in communities.
To reach these goals they started fights and intimidated black youths; when backup was needed it was supplied by the LAPD .