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The Jewish & Redneck Gangsters that Beat the KKK: Charlie Birger w/ Jake Hanrahan

2022/7/20
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Danny Gold: 本集讲述了20世纪20年代，在伊利诺伊州南部，一个由俄罗斯犹太移民查理·伯格领导的黑帮与当时正在兴起的Ku Klux Klan（三K党）之间发生的冲突。伯格帮以其在当地社区的慷慨和慈善而闻名，但也以其暴力和残酷而臭名昭著。他们与另一个黑帮谢尔顿兄弟结盟，共同对抗三K党，最终将三K党赶出了南部伊利诺伊州。然而，伯格帮与谢尔顿帮之间随后爆发了激烈的冲突，导致了大量人员伤亡。伯格最终因谋杀而被处决，成为伊利诺伊州最后一位公开处决的罪犯。 Jake Hanrahan: 这段历史鲜为人知，它展现了美国中西部地区有组织犯罪的复杂性和暴力性。伯格帮与三K党的冲突，以及伯格帮与谢尔顿帮之间的内讧，都反映了当时社会中存在的紧张关系和权力斗争。这个故事也揭示了，即使是在看似平静的农村地区，犯罪和暴力也可能达到令人震惊的程度。此外，该故事也反映了当时社会对移民和少数族裔的歧视和偏见。

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Charlie Birger, a Russian Jewish immigrant, built a bootlegging and gambling empire in Southern Illinois during prohibition. He was charismatic, charismatic, and ruthless, killing anyone who got in his way while also being known for his generosity to the poor.

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In the era of prohibition, Charlie Birger built a bootlegging and gambling empire in southern Illinois, otherwise known as little Cairo. He charmed women, passed out money to children and poor families, bought off all the police and politicians...and killed anyone who got in his way. But he wasn't the only building an army in 1920's rural Illinois. The second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan was on the rise and enacting their own version of vigilante justice, attacking bootleggers, immigrants, and anyone who didn't fit into their version of America. The Birger Gang wasn't having it. War was coming. Danny is joined by Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front.

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