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AskHistorians Aloud: Who was the Black Hand? Who was the Mafia?

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/u/mikedash, also known literally as Mike Dash, author of a number of books, answers the question In the Godfather part II, the mafia emerged only after a proto-organized crime group, the Black Hand, was superseded. Was there anything that distinguished the mafia from this group, other than who was giving orders?   © 2019 Brian M. Watson

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