Timeline of Gangs in America
Aki Mae Munoz
Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America
06-23-2013
Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America
Gangs started out as a way for people who were socially distinct to come together as a unit; most consisted of people who were of the same ethnic background, unfortunately crime was a way for these groups of people to even the odds. One of the first gangs recorded was in 1820 in New York and through time gangs have become most predominant in four areas; New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Mexico. Forty Thieves Gang and their leader, Edward Coleman, as long as met your quota on stolen goods you remained in the gang. Edward led this gang from 1820 to 1838 where he was hung after being convicted of killing his wife. The gang started in a grocery store owned by Rosanna Peers (Beware the Forty Thieves, very first gang of New York, 2009). These grocery stores were known for selling cheap liquor and groceries often with bars in the back. The cheap liquor sold by Rosanna attracted these mostly Irish immigrant pick pockets and thugs to form this gang. By the 1850’s and the growing feeling of being second class citizens other gangs such as the Chichesters, the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys were also formed in the streets of New York; by this time gangs became more notorious for wreaking havoc, having gang wars with public displays of violence (Gang Story). The Chichesters and the Dead Rabbits banned together against their rival gang the Bowery Boys; both the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys were political clubs that met to promote their own which often resulted in fighting (Chamberlain, 2003). The Chichesters who became part of the Whyos were a gang that dominated the streets from the 1860’s until the 1890’s. Danny Lyons and Danny Driscoll were the longest reigning leaders of the gang, who used many locations for their meets but their favorite was a bar known as The Morgue. Under the rule of Lyons and Driscoll the gang participated in everything
Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America
06-23-2013
Part 1 Timeline of Gangs in America
Gangs started out as a way for people who were socially distinct to come together as a unit; most consisted of people who were of the same ethnic background, unfortunately crime was a way for these groups of people to even the odds. One of the first gangs recorded was in 1820 in New York and through time gangs have become most predominant in four areas; New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Mexico. Forty Thieves Gang and their leader, Edward Coleman, as long as met your quota on stolen goods you remained in the gang. Edward led this gang from 1820 to 1838 where he was hung after being convicted of killing his wife. The gang started in a grocery store owned by Rosanna Peers (Beware the Forty Thieves, very first gang of New York, 2009). These grocery stores were known for selling cheap liquor and groceries often with bars in the back. The cheap liquor sold by Rosanna attracted these mostly Irish immigrant pick pockets and thugs to form this gang. By the 1850’s and the growing feeling of being second class citizens other gangs such as the Chichesters, the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys were also formed in the streets of New York; by this time gangs became more notorious for wreaking havoc, having gang wars with public displays of violence (Gang Story). The Chichesters and the Dead Rabbits banned together against their rival gang the Bowery Boys; both the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys were political clubs that met to promote their own which often resulted in fighting (Chamberlain, 2003). The Chichesters who became part of the Whyos were a gang that dominated the streets from the 1860’s until the 1890’s. Danny Lyons and Danny Driscoll were the longest reigning leaders of the gang, who used many locations for their meets but their favorite was a bar known as The Morgue. Under the rule of Lyons and Driscoll the gang participated in everything