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Black Hand Strawman

The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City

“The message was simple: pay...or else!”

Director
Terence Michael O'Malley
Year
2009
Runtime
2h 8m
Release
2009
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

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The film shines a light on Kansas City’s less glorious past when it was a major distribution hub for heroin in the 1930s and 1940s. Black Hand Strawman explains how Kansas City’s Mafia exercised control over the Teamsters Union Local 41 from the 1950s into the 1980s.

  • #organized crime
  • #kansas city

  • Directed by

    Terence Michael O'Malley

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