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Hace 2 días · They put an end to violence by threatening Klansmen with reprisals unless they stopped whipping Unionists and burning Black churches and schools. Armed Black people formed their own defense in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and patrolled the streets to protect their homes.
Hace 2 días · Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, [2] was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Hace 4 días · Bonnie and Clyde, robbery team that became notorious in the United States through their flamboyant encounters with police and the glorification of their exploits by newspapers. Their crime spree occurred at the height of the Great Depression, and many viewed the pair as ‘Robin Hood’ figures striking back against banks.
Hace 2 horas · Philadelphia crime family; Founded: c. 1911; 113 years ago () Founder: Salvatore Sabella: Founding location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Years active: c. 1911–present Territory: Primarily the Philadelphia metropolitan area and South Jersey, with additional territory in North Jersey, Delaware, Boston and South Florida: Ethnicity: Italians as "made men" and other ethnicities as ...
Hace 3 días · The leader of Haiti's main armed gang, Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, speaks to the media on November 3, 2021 during a tour today of the La Saline neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Hace 3 días · The campaign for African American rights—usually referred to as the civil rights movement or the freedom movement—went forward in the 1940s and ’50s in persistent and deliberate steps.
Hace 16 horas · Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports.
