Al Capone Biography Mrs. McDonagh By: Jackson Spriet Alphonse Gabriel Capone (also known as “Scarface”) was a successful Italian-American gangster who obtained fame during the Prohibition Era. Capone was a big part of organized crime in Chicago and was the leader in the Italian Mafia. However‚ this would all change for Capone when he was arrested in 1931. Al Capone’s father Gabriel Capone left Naples‚ Italy and arrived in New York in 1894 alongside many other poor Italian immigrants‚ but the
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Frank Lucas The Real American Gangster “Frank Lucas was born on September‚ 1930 in La Grange (Lenoir County)‚ North Carolina‚ but raised in Greensboro‚ North Carolina (A&E). Frank Lucas was a country boy who grew up in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. Lucas grew up in rural North Carolina during the depths of the Great Depression. Many Americans in the rural South were poor at this time‚ but most African-Americans suffered the deepest poverty. Lucas spent much of his
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The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its
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Alphonse Capone was the most infamous mobster in the 1920s. He was “like any other man. ‘All I do is supply a demand’” (brainyquote.com ). During the prohibition era‚ Capone was the boss and co-founder of the Chicago Outfit. Although he is known for the horrific things he was involved in‚ his childhood was not all that amazing either. He was born in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1899. Capone and his family were hoping for a better life when they moved to America. He eventually stopped going to school after
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Frank Lucas; American Gangster What is the one thing every person‚ white or black‚ rich or poor‚ American or Hispanic‚ wants to have plenty of in their possession? If it’s green‚ flimsy paper with different values on the front then money is the answer. Whether it’s 19th Century‚ 20th Century‚ or 21st Century‚ people work‚ steal‚ worship money. Human beings aren’t always satisfied with the amount of money they have‚ so they work harder‚ steal‚ rob‚ or cheat hoping to satisfy their money obsession
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cast my body into the lake of Fire and Knowledge I was baptized. One with my nation by my Kings blessed. With a Pitchfork in my hand and a Six on my chest. Others will speak my name and know the name of Death. I live by the Nations laws‚ die by the Disciples Creed. Loyal to my Nation‚ loyal to my breed. The day my Flag falls then so does my body fall. But my Nation will always stand in the shine of the Six. All is One‚ One is All! Spread your wings and raise them high‚ G’s and D’s shall never die. Hold
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Running head: SOCIAL HISTORY CLIENT CASE Social History Client Case #2 Nicole McCree Mississippi State University Social History Client Case I. Introduction Client: Jaqueshia Steele Chronological Age: 8 year(s)‚ 1 month(s)‚ and 5 days. Religion: Baptist Date of Birth: December 20‚ 2001 Race: African American School and Grade: T.J. Harris Elementary 4th Grade II. Individual Client Profile A. Brief Physical Description of Client Jaqueshia is a petite‚ average girl
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and The Gangster as Tragic Hero It is said that Americans are raised on certain values and all live and strive toward the American dream. Somewhere along the way‚ though‚ lines were strewn and those values and morals became extinct by nature. Now with misinterpreted ideals and ideas of logical fallacies as our only reference to the normal way of living‚ life is made to be more complicated and full of anxiety. In the short stories of “Stone Soup” by Barbara Kingsolver and “The Gangster as Tragic
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Genesis: The formation and rise of the Gangster Disciple Nation The history of the Gangster Disciples is one of many faces in order to understand the whole story; one must understand that it is in reality the telling of three different stories‚ all of which took place at the same time. The story of David Barksdale and Mac Aurther’s "David’s and Devil’s Disciples"‚ The story of Larry Hoover and Andrew Howard’s "Supreme Gangster Nation"‚ and the story of Jerome Freeman and Harold Walker’s
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called the Devil’s Disciples had become sufficiently large to warrant being given an outreach worker by the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago Youth Services (source: Chicago Historical Society). The Devil’s Disciples were mostly male African-Americans‚ 15-18 years of age‚ frequenting the intersection of 53rd St. and Kimbark Ave.‚ and operated from 53rd and Woodlawn to 49th St. and Dorchester Ave. In the early 1960s this gang known as the Devils Disciples became the "Black Disciples" (see Explosion
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