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Ul SED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York File No. June 9, 1965 RY 157-1489 Disturbance By Group Called "Five Percenters," Harlem, New York City, May 31, 1965 Racial Matter) Reference is made to memorandum dated June 2, 1965, at New York, New York(w) 196! mevised that because of the nature and acuivitics the "rive Percenters” the following developed nformation 3W& 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 pounded 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 1832 Madison Avenue. They also hang out arouna New Yerk City Public School Number“68 located at 127 West 127th Street yy These youths are typical of the numexcus 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 Musl. teachings of Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Elijah Muhammad\w MTORR T A ALL tne ORAMTION CONTAINER coched’anorait sources, sherein have HER: My iS Uns LASSE 1eD saree ed reliabe information in the BATES 2-vo B¥spsiasaisic This document contains neither recommendations ha conclusions of the FBI. 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. ENCLOSURE 47 /— 7°. / - L-