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 1800s, Harlem
became a highly fashionable neighborhood.