The Mafia was around for along time before the 1920s and existed in almost every major city in the United States. But 1920s Chicago is particularly noteworthy because of what was going on in American policy at the time: Prohibition. The Mafia got involved in huge bootlegging rackets, bringing alcohol to the masses illegally. This was a risky business involving huge sums of money. Whenever such large amounts of money are involved, greed, deception, and murder tend to follow.
Learn more about the Mafia in the resources, and use what you learn to bring the play into the Twentieth Century!
The Untouchables is a film that profiles Al Capone and 1920s prohibition in Chicago.
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