David Barksdale

David Barksdale

David Barksdale was an American gang leader from Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Black Disciples. He and Larry Hoover decided to merge and create the Gangster Disciple Nation. He died on September 2, 1974, due to multiple gun shot wounds at age 27.

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Summary David BarksdaleDavid Barksdale was an American gang leader from Chicago, Illinois. He was the founder of the Black Disciples. He and Larry Hoover decided to merge and create the Gangster Disciple Nation.

He died on September 2, 1974, due to multiple gun shot wounds at age 27. On several occasions when he was arrested he used the alias ‘David Jones’