Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Mafia Gangsters in the 1920s.
During the 1920s mafia gangsters were often dressed as classy business men. They marked a decade of silk suits, diamond rings, booze, speakeasies, guns,affairs, ect. Everyone saw gangsters as bootlegger, "acting above the law," lifestyle and introduced fame, money, cars, homes, drugs, drinks, and women to the new era.
They definately dressed to impress back in the day and ran many different speakeasies during the Prohibition era. Many of them illegally, smuggled in alcohol during the 1920's because of the easy money they made from many flappers and men begging for a drink.
Some original criminals during this time was: Al "Scarface" Capone, "Lunky" Luciano, "Bugs" Moran (AKA Jack "Legs" Diamond), and "Dutch" Schultz. Almost all of them made millions of dollars by supplying beer and liquor to speakeasies around the country. Gangsters solidified pure urban culture in the 1920s and defined the true criminal businessmen of America.
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Another good post, but you need to cite your sources. 65/75
ReplyDeleteMs. Donahue