In the early 1960s Carter was a member of the Slauson street gang in Los Angeles. He became a member of the Slauson "Renegades", a hard-core inner circle of the gang, and earned the nickname "Mayor of the … See more

In early 1968, Carter formed the Southern California chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and became a leader in the group. Like all Black Panther chapters, the Southern California … See more

During a meeting of the Black Student Union at UCLA's Campbell Hall on January 17, 1969, Bunchy Carter and another BPP member named John Huggins were heard making derogatory comments about Ron Karenga, the head of Organization US. … See more

• Alex A. Alonso, Territoriality Among African-American Street Gangs in Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1999.
• Elaine Brown, A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story, Doubleday, New York, 1992. See more

• The FBI's War on the Black Panther Party's Southern California Chapter by the Maoist Internationalist Movement
• Los Angeles Gangs from … See more