Monthly Archives: April 2011
Five Points: The “Point” of No Return
Five Points was where it went down – the rebelling, the yelling, the fighting, the frighting… It was the “point” where the Gangs of New York could be found. Known to have the highest murder rate of any slum in … Continue reading
Tweed CourtHouse: How he left his mark
A reference to the Tweed Court House is made in the film “Gangs of New York,” by Boss Tweed. He was the leader of Tammany Hall which was one of the most powerful political organizations in New York at the … Continue reading
“Bill the Butcher”
William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) was one of the main character in The Gangs of New York. Per Wikipedia, his real name was William Poole. He was a member of the New York City gang, the Bowery Boys, … Continue reading
Gangs Of New York
Gangs of New York had many stars in it, including Leonardo DiCaprio. It is the story of the rivalry between gangs located in the Five Points of Manhattan which is in downtown Manhattan. Many of the fights were between Tammany … Continue reading
Boss Tweed
A large portion of the movie we watched in class spoke about the ventures and activities of Boss Tweed. His real name was William Magear Tweed. Born in 1823, Boss Tweed was a Politician and boss of Tamany Hall (that … Continue reading
One Victory Is Not Enough !
“Bill leads the city in saluting the victory over the Dead Rabbits, and he makes plans to kill the Butcher during this ceremony, in front of the entire Five Points community, in order to exact public revenge.” I picked this … Continue reading
Gangs and Riots
Gangs of New York is a historical movie covering the historical events that took place in the mid 19th century in the Five Points districts of New York city. In the movie it has covered the most important historical events … Continue reading
And they fought, this time for a good cause!!!!
When reading about the movie Gangs of New York on wikipedia, i learned about the Battle of Antietam. In the movie a grown man returns to his town during the second year of the Civil war, on September 1862, days after … Continue reading
Politics = Violence
Gangs of New York, by Martin Scorsese is a movie that represents life during the mid 19th century in the infamous area known as the Five Points. There were lots of groups that formed with the intent to eliminate the … Continue reading
Gangs of Irish Immigrants
Before the political machines even came about, the Irish immigrants had no voice. They were alongside the blacks but a bit higher than them because of their skin color. They were one of the main causes of the draft riots … Continue reading