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Racial diversity among the Mafia by Alison Doyle
1media/thbgn.jpg2018-04-30T20:05:23-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb53008532Taking a look at the benefits of racial diversity in the Mob.gallery2018-05-07T04:51:35-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb5
Mafia is defined as “a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere” often times referred to as Cosa Nostra. These secret organizations, originating in many parts of Sicily and southern Italy, are often seen to be predominantly comprised of Italian Americans and immigrants. My topic is to shed light on racial diversity among the mafia at the beginning of the 20th century and how it paved the way for other races to become involved. We start to see a connection among criminals from different racial backgrounds. I chose to look at two films that touch on race in relation to organized crime, Mobsters and Goodfellas.
1media/goodfellas_poster.jpg2018-05-04T06:35:20-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb5Goodfellas19Looking at the connections of Irish and Italian gangsters.image_header2018-05-07T04:41:50-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb5
1media/Nueva York en los años 40 1.jpg2018-05-06T05:43:21-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb5Concluding Thoughts7More connections more profitimage_header2018-05-07T04:47:59-07:00Alison Doyle0d0c777e0e46e76bbc4720909d8425998191bdb5
