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The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
The Five Points, Manhattan is a location that was associated with gang activities from the early 19th century. [1] In the late 1920s, Al Capone was the leader of the Chicago Outfit [2] The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was founded in 1948 and is considered a criminal gang by American law enforcement agencies, particularly for their involvement in drug-related activities and violent crimes.
The film series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements, [2] a technique used in other B-Western films and serials. Toward the end of the series, during World War II, the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis. One film, Outlaws of Sonora (1938), has a revisionist theme as an early example of the outlaw/gunfighter sub ...
Most, if not all of, the criminals profiled in this series were either brought to justice by local, state, and federal law enforcement or were killed as a part of their criminal enterprises. Gangsters debuted on July 20, 2012, on Bio and is produced by Asylum Entertainment in association with A+E Networks (Bio's parent company). Season 4 aired ...
On March 1, 1898, Tracy and three accomplices engaged in a gunfight at Brown's Park, Colorado, in which Valentine S. Hoy, [2] a member of the posse, was killed. [3] Tracy and accomplice David Lant from the Brown's Park gunfight were captured but escaped the Routt County Jail in Hahns Peak Village .
Outlaw Empires (also known as Kurt Sutter's Outlaw Empires) is a six-part documentary series about American outlaws. It was first aired on May 14, 2012, on Discovery Channel . [ 1 ] Each episode focuses on one organization and includes dramatizations of real events and interviews with current and former members. [ 2 ]
The 1st SS Kavallerie Brigade Motorcycle Division, also known as the Aryan Nations Motorcycle Riders Division, [1] was the name of a white supremacist outlaw motorcycle club set up by law enforcement units as an undercover operation to investigate crime and domestic terrorism within the neo-Nazi movement. [2]
Smith v. Allwright, 321 U.S. 649 (1944), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court with regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation.It overturned the Texas state law that authorized parties to set their internal rules, including the use of white primaries.