No….the crip walk was not created by a gang. Learn the real origin. #HenryCripHeard This shortened clip features footage from a 1949 performance of dancer Henry “Crip” Heard performing his dance called the “Crip Hop.” Heard had been a dancer for many years prior to a car accident that caused him to lose both his arm and leg. However, this did not stop Heard, who continued to perform in an effort to reduce the stigma associated with the disabled. According to LADBible, the dance remained popular

@nigh.functioning.autism Henry "Crip" Heard...Since we are talking about the "C Walk" that the lovely @serenawilliams performed last night for the Super Bowl... This is a reminder this Black History Month that Black Disabled History is still suppressed and erased and not given credit. I keep seeing this dance attributed to every other group 🙄 The Crip in the Crip walk is for "cripple" not for the gang. It just so happens that it the dance move was brought back in the 70's, but it was created by