Barksdale family
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The Barksdale family is a central fictional crime family in the television series "The Wire," known for running a powerful drug trafficking operation in Baltimore.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug trafficking organization
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fictional criminal organization ⓘ television character group ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
drug war in American cities
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institutional dysfunction ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse | fictionalized Baltimore drug trade ⓘ |
| coLedBy | Stringer Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsTerritory | West Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinesIn | season 3 of The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcesRulesThrough | enforcers and hitmen ⓘ |
| facesLegalActionFrom | State's Attorney's Office in The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict | tension between Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Avon Barksdale
NERFINISHED
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Bodie Broadus NERFINISHED ⓘ Brianna Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ D'Angelo Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ Poot Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ Savino Bratton NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamrock ⓘ Stinkum NERFINISHED ⓘ Stringer Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Wee-Bey Brice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Omar Little
NERFINISHED
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Prop Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanfield Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | drug distribution in housing projects ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strict street discipline
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use of payphones to evade surveillance ⓘ |
| ledBy | Avon Barksdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicting organized street-level drug trade ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
The Pit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStoryArc |
legal troubles and grand jury investigations
ⓘ
wiretap investigation in season 1 ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalLocation | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Baltimore Police Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Crimes Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBusiness | heroin trafficking ⓘ |
| usesFrontBusiness |
Orlando's strip club
ⓘ
construction companies ⓘ |
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