(This work is of cultural significance and an important part of the knowledge base of civilization. It is continually being reproduced for that reason, from the original artifact). Tammany Hall was the name given to the Democratic Political Machine that dominated N Y C Politics from 1854 - 1934, these 80 years and actually beyond. A time of politics not often talked about. Gangs and Corruption run rampant. Initially founded as a Fraternal Organization, Social Club, eventually politicized merging as the proponent of Jeffersonian politics in N Y. Also enlarging the organization through helping immigrants obtain Jobs, Housing and Citizenship for their vote. Eventually, The Great Depression and the election of FDR and his New Deal helped alter the organization. By the mid 1960's they faded from political importance and ceased to exist. (The Making of America).
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