593K views · 14K reactions | Ahead of Clusterfest, brush up on your San Francisco history. Today, spend some time with the wealthy, black abolitionist Mary Ellen Pleasant. | Drunk History | Facebook

A very interesting piece of oral history in the form of this 1989 interview of Tony Sirico done by James Toback (The Big Bang) —link in story to the entire interview. We took little bits of this interview that could resonate with our audience in different Italian neighborhoods. Tony’s description of his respect for his father is something that really speaks to the familial bonds that are important in the IA community. Tony reflects on his life decisions which were made early on as a young man gr