Bumpy Johnson: Lucky Luciano and Dutch Schultz took on Bumpy for control of Harlem!

Рет қаралды 6,124

27 күн бұрын

One of the most famous gangsters in 20th century America.
Bumpy Johnson’s rise would see him extort shop owners, to having wars on the streets against violent gangsters such as Dutch Schultz.
Eventually becoming known as The Godfather of Harlem, who would control the major criminal activities, as well as see himself support the poverty stricken people in the city.
Things would soon go downhill for Bumpy though, as law enforcement would finally start catching up with him for his association with the narcotics trade. With him finally meeting his demise due to heart disease.
So what was life like for one of America’s most notorious gangsters?

Пікірлер: 35

@Mafiono 25 күн бұрын

Do check out the videos on gangsters featured in this video: Dutch Schultz: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/as9leNertJ-ue5s.html

@BruceWayne-ri4wr 11 күн бұрын

I'm sorry but the odds of this white gangsters actually knowing anything about these black gangsters is about slim to none these guys were so much bigger than them as an Italian American I'm almost insulted that YS white people always have to be like downgraded to make it look like blacks were always competing with us and when they weren't this is not a put down on them it's just the facts they weren't on the same level I mean the line in godfather Michael we're bigger than US steel That's how big the American Mafia was no black gangsters were ever even much bigger than just running like a little couple streets in a neighborhood selling crack or something come on now

@johnbradbury8610 18 күн бұрын

This dialogue is so gritty and real

@Mafiono 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching John👍

@jacknapyer 9 күн бұрын

7:54 i love this guy’s delivery 😂

@Mafiono 9 күн бұрын

😅

@DevonDoweary-es4ry 25 күн бұрын

One of the greatest African American gangsters at this time.He even saved lucky luciano from a knife and when't live in prison together

@Mafiono 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching Devon👍 Agree, there’s so much more to Bumpy Johnson that I couldn’t fit into this video. I’m aiming to do longer videos on people such as Bumpy in the future once my skills improve on my weekly uploads🤞

@Kane-ez 23 күн бұрын

Lies 😂a bum

@HARVEY_1988 22 күн бұрын

@@Kane-eztruth hurts huh? Deal with it

@jamar95little24 21 күн бұрын

Bumpy is a legend

@Mafiono 20 күн бұрын

@@Kane-ez 😳

@TruthToldTV7 23 күн бұрын

Hewlett: How about we just avoid all the headache and you give me a cut of your profits Bumpy: I'd rather just have the headache 😏 Bumpy Johnson was standing on business💯 😂😂😂😂😂

@diontaedaughtry974 18 күн бұрын

Great animation 🌆, very insightful 👍👍

@Mafiono 18 күн бұрын

Thanks again for watching Diontae, it’s great to learn that this was an insightful video for you!

@natemyers4946 21 күн бұрын

Apparently Lucky and Bumpy could be found playing chess in front of a local YMCA.

@apb38 16 күн бұрын

Of all the ways he coulda died in that business it was the fried chicken that killed him. I stopped eating fried foods about 7 yrs ago.

@Mafiono 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching👍 Fried food is definitely a silent killer!

@dionruffin3996 12 күн бұрын

Listen to all the mafia fan boys cry 😢

@Mafiono 11 күн бұрын

😳😅

@Senju18 21 күн бұрын

He only ran it because lucky and other Italians said he could that is FACTS

@tariqhinson3054 20 күн бұрын

Lucky Luciano had judges & the Irish police behind him tho

@user-cd5ki1ip3i 20 күн бұрын

yeah....except for the fact that isn't what happened at all. Cope harder.

@willf.5608 17 күн бұрын

Just like Jimmy " The Gent " Burke, Meyer Lansky, Ruby Stein, etc. Who all understood the way the game is played and accepted it...FACTS

@user-cd5ki1ip3i 17 күн бұрын

It's mildly amusing that despite the actual empirical, historical FACT that Luciano understood that there was no way he or anyone else were going to take Harlem without suffering significant loses; decided to work with Johnson instead of going to war and ending up looking week like Schultz; people to this day still try to pretend that Johnson was "allowed" to operate in his own territory because they can't get over Black Men being not only feared and respected by other criminal organizations...but FEARED

@user-cd5ki1ip3i 17 күн бұрын

@@willf.5608 Dude...stop the cap. Luciano made the decision to work with Johnson instead of going head up with him because he routinely made Schultz look weak, along with the fact Luciano knew that not only was Johnson competent and ran a tight crew, but also that there was no way he was going to take Harlem without significant loses.