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=History of American Gangs: Introduction=

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I chose to create my wiki over the history of American gangs. I wanted to know why gangs started in American and what foreign cultures they came from. I wanted to investigate how gangs have and continue to have an affect on our culture. Also, where are gangs most prevalent and why. American gangs have had a negative affect on American society. here is how and why.======

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"Gangs are old as human history" (Gale). Gangs have been titled alto things throughout history and have been made up of many different things. For example, a gang can also been called a mob, outlaw group, or the mafia. These are all examples of organized crime. "The first identified criminal gang, the Forty Thieves, form[ed} in the Five Points District of New York. Consisting of primarily Irish immigrants, the gang operates along the water front committing murder, robbery, and other criminal acts" (ProQuest). Many of the gangs that first formed in the United States, were immigrant people groups banning together in order to survive.======