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William Kennedy's Prohibition Story
Special | 29m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Pulitzer Prize-winner William Kennedy retells Prohibition era saga of Jack 'Legs' Diamond.
The story of Albany's most notorious gangster is recounted by Albany's most notable storyteller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy. In discussing Jack 'Legs' Diamond, Kennedy paints a portrait of a man who embodied the essence of public sentiment on Prohibition, and who may have provoked Albany's most powerful politician to blur the lines between the criminals and the authorities.
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WMHT Specials is a local public television program presented by WMHT
WMHT Specials
William Kennedy's Prohibition Story
Special | 29m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of Albany's most notorious gangster is recounted by Albany's most notable storyteller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy. In discussing Jack 'Legs' Diamond, Kennedy paints a portrait of a man who embodied the essence of public sentiment on Prohibition, and who may have provoked Albany's most powerful politician to blur the lines between the criminals and the authorities.
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