The Fall of an Empire
The Italian mafia, something that thousands of people are familiar with thanks to the popular movies such as The Godfather, Goodfellas, and the TV show the Sopranos. Yet the Italian mafia is anything but pure fiction. It was, in fact, very real, and contrary to popular belief, started not in New York City, which would later be home to the five families, but instead, the Italian Mafia first set foot in America down south in New Orleans, Louisiana.