A Cultural Influence I Al Capone: Icon: Chapter 3
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A Cultural Influence I Al Capone: Icon: Chapter 3
In this clip you will see how much influence Capone had on popular culture through the ages, especially fashion and music. Capone had a notoriously flamboyant fashion sense, which has influenced the conversation around men's clothing for generations since. But he also became known as a patron of jazz and of the arts, helping to showcase rising musicians in his speakeasies. But despite fame, fortune, and a carefully-cultivated public image, Capone began to get brazen