For fans of iconic 1950s teen movies such as "Rebel Without A Cause," "West Side Story," or "Blackboard Jungle," and are curious as to their real-life counterparts, the actual "juvenile-delinquents" of the 1950s, this five page presentation gives us a brief glimpse into the actual history.
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*Note: This is the first, "official," free educational work that is a part of our new, non-profit, 501(C)(3), educational organization, Atomic Youth: Post War Youth Culture History, ID# 93-3779030. (More information after the presentation!)
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Bibliography:
Alvin Palmer murder trial:
"The People v. Rybka" https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1959/35043-5.html
"Chicago: A Biography" by Dominic A. Pacyga (pages 305-307.)
Farragut Career Academy high school yearbook 1955.
Chicago Daily Tribune "15 Held For Teen Murder," dated March 15, 1957.
1957 Chicago Youth Rally:
Casper Tribune Herald dated May 1, 1957.
Life magazine dated May 20, 1957.
Mendell Catholic High School Yearbook 1957.
3rd Annual Chicago Youth Rally Souvenir Program.
Background on 1950s New York youth gangs:
“Reaching The Fighting Gang” by The New York City Youth Board.
“Street Gangs: Yesterday and Today” by James Haskins.
"Conversations With The Capeman" by Richard Jacoby.
New York magazine, November 10, 1997, “The Murders And The Musical” by Mike McAlary.
“They Talked To A Stranger” by Len O’Connor.
“Brooklyn Street Fighter: Growing Up, East New York, Surviving The War Zone” by Richard G. Quarantello
“All The Way Down: The Violent Underworld Of Street Gangs” by Vincent Riccio and Bill Slocum
“Sins of Their Fathers” by Marjorie Rittwagen.
“The Shook Up Generation” by Harrison Salisbury.
"Vampires, Dragons, and Egyptian Kings: Youth Gangs In Postwar New York" by Eric C. Schneider.
"Brooklyn Rumble: Mau Maus, Sand Street Angels, and The End of An Era" by David Van Pelt.
“Island In The City: Puerto Ricans In New York” by Dan Wakefield.
"The Violent Gang" by Lewis Yablonsky.
Correspondence with Ed Bielcik on personal recollections with The Sinners and Lower East Side youth gangs.
Michael Farmer, http://michaelfarmer.org/a-chalice-for-michael.html
Theresa Gee shooting, United States ex Rel. Cruz v. LaVallee, https://casetext.com/case/united-states-ex-rel-cruz-v-lavallee
Background on 1950s San Francisco youth gang culture:
“The People v. Ranson” https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2d/119/380.html
Parole record of Robert Ranson, courtesy of The California Archive.
Look magazine, January 27, 1953, “Teen-Age Killers” by Dan Fowler.
News articles, dated March 31, 1952 San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner.
Interviews with Phil Ward (witness at the Ranson shooting), and William Miller, Ben Choate, Gary Jensen, Mark Zannini, and Patrick Coonen.
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