Mode of access: Internet from Federal Bureau of Investigation web site.
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Title from title screen (viewed on January 11, 2001).
"12/17/99"--Alphabetical listing
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An FBI investigation was conducted to identify the leaders and to determine policy of this group of youth gangs who operated in the Harlem area of New York City during the years 1965 - 1967. The name Five Percenters meant, five percent of muslims who smoke and drink. This group of teenage street gangs was without an overall organization setup or a meeting place. They were influenced by the teaching of the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammed.
Summary
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) within the U.S. Department of Justice presents FBI case documents regarding Five Percenters in PDF format. The group of youth gangs operated in Harlem in New York City from 1965 to 1967. The case file is provided as part of the FBI's Freedom of Information Privacy Acts (FOIPA) Web site.
