The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in the
West Garfield Park
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Neighborhood boundaries
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neighborhood on the
West Side
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of
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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
People Nation is an alliance of street gangs generally associated with the Chicago area. They are rivals of the Folk Nation alliance of gangs.
Formation
The People Nation was formed in reaction to the creation of the Folk Nation alliance of gang ...
. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and feared
street gang
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on the West Side of Chicago.
Symbols
The gang colors are black and red and black and gold, serving under
Vice Lords
The Almighty Vice Lord Nation (Vice Lords for short, abbreviated AVLN) is the second-largest and one of the oldest street and prison gangs in Chicago, Illinois. Its total membership is estimated to be between 30,000 and 35,000. It is also one of ...
. They associate themselves with a black diamond with "points" at each corner.
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{{Organized crime groups in America
Organizations established in the 1960s
1960s establishments in Illinois
African-American gangs
People Nation
African-American history in Chicago
Gangs in Chicago