Out of this is al capone and it is so wonderful to have a to have a new book that really delves into and as something more than the stereotypes and cartoon figures that you see on tv. So enough for me other than a little housekeeping. If anything horrible happens, emergency exit are here and here. If you have anything that will make noise during the talk, cell phones, beepers, small children coming days for new jersey, please turn them off now. Also, please do not take any film or recordings of the talk in progress. Very important. Without further ado, it is my great joy, deirdre bair. Thank you. [applause] there will be a question and answers afterwards. It will be an orderly fashion to ask your questions. Well, thank you for coming. It delightful to see everyone here in so many good friends. That makes me especially happy. I am going to begin tonight by reading a few pages from the book that is going to give you a brief introduction to al capone, starting with the man himself and the
Theater 80, the seventh year for the museum and american gangster. Welcome to the cspan audience. I am extraordinarily happy to have deirdre here to speak about deirdre here to speak about this become. One of mitt great interests in organized crime. I was raised in the religious society of friends. What anybody ever says, oh, i dont subscribe to organized religion. I always say issue dont, either, i grew up quaker where organized crime. The only thing we ever did in an organized way, we dont have theology or so is break the law from the 1600s when we came about until now with draft resistance, the underground regard, the sanctuary movement. The only thing we do in an older way is break the law. So in our museum, we began to redefine the way people look at organized crime as a struggle between american moral certainty, the, thou shalt not rules and the liberty where people say, yes but its our right to and organized crime has come out of they intersection between the two great concept a
Theater 80, the seventh year for the museum and american gangster. Welcome to the cspan audience. I am extraordinarily happy to have deirdre here to speak about deirdre here to speak about this become. One of mitt great interests in organized crime. I was raised in the religious society of friends. What anybody ever says, oh, i dont subscribe to organized religion. I always say issue dont, either, i grew up quaker where organized crime. The only thing we ever did in an organized way, we dont have theology or so is break the law from the 1600s when we came about until now with draft resistance, the underground regard, the sanctuary movement. The only thing we do in an older way is break the law. So in our museum, we began to redefine the way people look at organized crime as a struggle between american moral certainty, the, thou shalt not rules and the liberty where people say, yes but its our right to and organized crime has come out of they intersection between the two great concept a
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Sometimes called 'the white sheep' of the family, what would make Vincenzo Capone choose to fight the booze trade that was making his little brother Al the most powerful gangster in the world?