Interview: John Flynn (Pseudonym)

Interview: John Flynn (Pseudonym)

Born in the tough Irish-American neighborhood of Grays Ferry, John Flynn learned how to fight at a young age, started to work full time at the age of 14, and soon was part of a gang that hung out in Philadelphia's infamous Tenderloin District on the north side of Center City. During the labor wars of the Great Depression, Flynn was a union organizer for Teamsters Local 107 and worked as a longshoreman, circular distributor, and in other jobs.

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Charles Hardy

John Flynn (Pseudonym)

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Families.

Childhood

Gangs

Labor organizers

Longshoremen

Tenderloin District (Philadelphia, Pa)

Brothels

Murder

Gang fights

Enrique Metado Sosa