Boss Tweed And Tammany Hall Video

William magear boss tweed leader of new york city s corrupt tammany hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s is delivered to authorities in new york city after his.
Boss tweed and tammany hall video. Thomas nast brings down william boss tweed and tammany hall. Interim archives getty images copy of an engraving depicting william boss tweed and members of his corrupt tammany hall ring running from the new york city treasury mimicking the crowd in pursuit of a thief all the while thinking and looking like they are the object of the chase october 1871. Tammany hall or simply tammany was the name given to a powerful political machine that essentially ran new york city throughout much of the 19th century. Clip spotlights boss tweed and cartoonist thomas nast.
The life and legacy of a corrupt leader. History of tammany hall part 1. The organization reached a peak of notoriety in the decade following the civil war when it harbored the ring the corrupted political organization of boss tweed. William magear tweed april 3 1823 april 12 1878 often erroneously referred to as william marcy tweed see below and widely known as boss tweed was an american politician most notable for being the boss of tammany hall the democratic party political machine that played a major role in the politics of the world 19th century new york city and state.
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