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Raymond Washington
Raymond Washington, founder of the Crips.
Born	August 14, 1953(1953-08-14) Houston, Texas
Died	August 9, 1979 (aged 25) Los Angeles, California
Status	Deceased
Children	Daughter

Raymond Washington is generally accepted as the person who started the gang that would later become known as the Crips. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Raymond_Lee_Washington_-_mugshot. ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Houston redirects here. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Gang (disambiguation). ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ...

Beginning about 1970, youth violence in Watts and South Central escalated dramatically, especially in the three housing projects known as the Bricks: Imperial Courts, Nickerson Gardens, and Jordan Downs. Violent street robberies were common among the youth. Old time gangs like the Salusens and Businessmen had been absorbed by political groups like the Black Panther Party and United Slaves (US). Watts may refer to: Watt, the SI derived unit of power Watts and Co. ... UK train operating company rebranded Southern South Central Los Angeles, USA South Central (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African American organization founded to promote civil rights and self-defense. ...

Numerous street gangs began to form among the "baby" youth that rejected the old gang names. Some of the names of these new gangs were Sportsmans Park, New House Boys, Acey Duecy, and Chain Gang. There was also a gang called the "Cripplers" which appeared in the 100's blocks along Avalon Boulevard.

Raymond Washington was originally a member of the Baby Avenues, a youngster set of the Avenues, a South Central street gang that had formed in the early 1960's. Washington was a brawler and was transferred repeatedly for fighting. In a short time he went from Locke High School, to Fremont High School, to an alternative school attached to Washington High School, and then on to Fairfax High School. At each school he made connections in the street gang world. Washington was either the founding member or a founding member of the Cripplers, and at each school he expanded his gang philosophy. At Locke he had met Mac Thomas, who started the Piru Crips in Compton, while at Washington High School he met Stanley Tookie Williams, who began the South Side Crips. It was Williams and his group who put the Crips on the map. UK train operating company rebranded Southern South Central Los Angeles, USA South Central (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alain Leroy Locke High School is a Title 1 co-educational public high school located in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. ... Fremont High School is a comprehensive, co-educational, public secondary school that serves eastern Sunnyvale, California. ... Washington High School (WHS) is one of the five Fremont, California public high schools which was established in 1892. ... Fairfax High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located in [[West Hollywood, California]], on the border of Los Angeles Fairfax District. ... Compton is both a place and family/given name of English origin, and may refer to: // Compton serves as a name for many communities in England, the United States and Canada. ... Stanley Tookie Willams in a photo from prison Stanley Tookie Williams III (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was the co-founder, with Raymond Washington, of the widely known and notorious Crips street gangs. ...

In 1972, over a dozen members of Williams' Southside Crips group stomped Robert Brooks Ballou to death outside the Palladium in Hollywood after a Curtis Mayfield concert. This murder put the gang Crips on the front page, and soon many disaffected black youth were running to join the gang, many without ever being contacted by Washington, Williams, or Thomas. It was after this that Raymond Washington graffited Fremont High School with the slogan "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang, Crips don't die we multiply." Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. ...

Washington was shot dead on August 9, 1979, five months after Tookie Williams was arrested for quadruple murder. No one was ever arrested in Washington's murder. Some urban legends surrounding his death include he had just exited an alley dice game where there was some type of dispute, he was killed by a fellow Crip in a dispute over a girl, and that he was killed in a dispute over drugs. Whatever the truth, he walked up to the car from which he was shot and most likely knew the shooter, and again urban legend says he was most likely killed by a Crip gang member. He died with little money and was all but forgotten by the Crips. It wasn't until years later, when Williams began fighting his death row case, that the urban legend of Washington grew. is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Stanley Tookie Williams (born 1954) was the founder, along with Raymond Washington, of the Crips, a Los Angeles youth protection organization that grew into one of the most widely-known and notorious street gangs. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ... For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term that refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ...