Gangsters of Harlem
For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem. African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its constituent community as Italian, Jewish, and Irish organized crime has had on theirs. Gangsters are every bit as colorful, intriguing, and powerful as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, and have a fascinating history in gambling, prostitution, and drug dealing. In the late 1800's, Harlem became a highly fashionable neighborhood.
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Gangsters of Harlem
For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem. African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its constituent community as Italian, Jewish, and Irish organized crime has had on theirs. Gangsters are every bit as colorful, intriguing, and powerful as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, and have a fascinating history in gambling, prostitution, and drug dealing. In the late 1800's, Harlem became a highly fashionable neighborhood.
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For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem. African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its constituent community as Italian, Jewish, and Irish organized crime has had on theirs. Gangsters are every bit as colorful, intriguing, and powerful as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, and have a fascinating history in gambling, prostitution, and drug dealing. In the late 1800's, Harlem became a highly fashionable neighborhood.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781569804032
Publisher: Barricade Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/18/2007
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 219,976
File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents


The 107th Street Gang of East Harlem     1
The Numbers King     21
The Killer and the Aristocrat     37
The White Mayor     55
Queenie and the Dutchman     71
Harlem's Original Gangster     89
Black Caesar-The Link Between the Eras     105
Mr. Untouchable     123
The Bank of Harlem     143
Super Fly     157
The Black Hand of Death     177
Gang Bangers     195
Spanish Raymond     209
Gangsters in Blue     225
Epilogue     241
Acknowledgments     243
Selected Bibliography     245
End Notes     257
Index     269
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