The Real History of Secret Societies: S1 E16 Mafia! Criminal Secret Societies

Do criminal gangs really qualify as secret societies? Yes: They’re selective in membership, require oaths and initiations, and members usually advance through grades or ranks. From the early 20th-century Thuggees of India to the modern-day mafias that have arisen in cities all over the world, you’ll get to know the seedy underbelly of society like never before.