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==Introduction== |
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Many cities and times have seen active ] and gang members congregating and controlling territory, however in the 1950s and 60s the youth gangs in the ], New York, emerged with a particular notoriety. |
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==Mid twentieth-century Bronx gangs== |
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Gangs of the Bronx included |
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*the Fordham Baldies |
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*the Fordham Flames |
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*the Golden Guineas (a predominantly ] gang) |
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*the Villa Avenue Gang |
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*the Bailey Gang |
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==In popular culture== |
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*Richard Price's novel ''The Wanderers'' and movie of the same name starring young ] and ] document early Bronx gangs. |
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*'']'' depicts gang activities in the Belmont "Little Italy" section of the Bronx |
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*]'s '']'' |
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==Trivia== |
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Rumors often swept Bronx high schools in the 1950s and 1960s that "the Baldies were coming" to confront the student body, at the generally docile ] and the more macho, all-male ]. Such rumors would often bring along a large police presence, and long disruptions. |
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The Fordham Baldies were reputed to shave the heads, and other body parts, of those they caught. |
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==External Links== |
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{{NYC-stub}} |
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