Fight For Freedom (FFF) was a
gang
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that was centered in the
San Fernando Valley during the 1980s. Unique to this gang in its locale and time was that the group generally consisted of
White Americans
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from
middle class
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and
upper middle class
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backgrounds.
The gang was founded by members of a
punk rock band of the same name.
FFF's activities largely came to an end when one of its prominent members, 15-year-old Mark Miller, was fatally shot outside of a
Van Nuys
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
History
In 1909, ...
nightclub in 1985.
References
Further reading
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Historical gangs of Los Angeles
Punk gangs
Peckerwood
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