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( £." ra , 5 Ur JED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York No. June 95 1965 RY 157-1489 Disturbance By Group Called "Five Percenters," Harlem, New York City, May 31, 1965 Racial Matter) Reference ig made to memorandum dated June @, 1965, at New York, New York{u) aavised that because of the nature a d activities rhe "Hive Percenters" developed the following nformation: The "Five Percenters", who are on occasion, referred to as the "Brotherhood of Blackmen" or the "Brotherhood of Allah," is a loosely knit group of Negro youth gangs in the Harlem section of New York City. They come from an area bounded by Fifth Avenue on the east, Seventh Avenue on the west, 120th Street on the south and 130th Street on the north. These particular gangs emanate from New York City Public School Number 120, which is a junior high school serving the above area and located near 120th Street.at 1532 Madison Avenue. They also hang out arounc New Yerk City Public School Number”68 located at 127 West 127th Street dy These youths are typical of the numercus street type gangs that exist in Harlem except that trey have been influenced by an individual who refers to himself as "Allah" and has indoctrinated them in the distorted Muslim teachings of Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Elijah Muhammad\w) vs TAO ral t* HECERYIS URGLASGIFTED arpggeys revisre Snfomesion & Os PATES-2-%o B¥sperpsaisue i‘ ~ This document contains neither recommendations hor conciusions of the TBI. It is the property of the FBI and.is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. EXCLOSURE /5 /— 7°. / - 2