During the 1920's and 1930's, gangs such as the Goodlows, Kelleys, Magnificents, Driver Brothers, Boozies, and the Bloodgetts wandered the streets of Los Angeles. All of these gangs committed petty crimes in comparison to gangs today.
Hampton University (1868-- ) Hampton University, located on the shore of Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, was founded in 1868 by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the son of a prominent missionary family that settled in Hawaii in the early 1800s. Armstrong was enrolled at Williams College in Massachusetts when the Civil War began.
Little Known Black History Fact: Hampton University. Hampton Universityâs status as one of the premier HBCUs has long been established, with nearly 50 Bachelorâs degree programs, over two dozen Masterâs degree programs, and nine doctoral programs. Hampton was founded on this day in 1868 as an instructional school for freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War.