Gangsters of Harlem
The Gritty Underworld of New York City's Most Famous Neighborhood
By Ron Chepesiuk
(Barricade Books, Paperback, 9781569803653, 278pp.)
Publication Date: March 2010
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General, United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic, Organized Crime
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Description
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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