When and Where Did U.S. Gangs First Emerge

question 44

Multiple Choice

When and where did U.S. gangs first emerge?

• A) on the West Coast around 1953
• B) in Chicago in the 1960s
• C) in Kansas City in 1929
• D) on the East Coast around 1783

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