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

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?

[@Mafiono]

Do check out the videos on gangsters featured in this video:
Dutch Schultz: th-cam.com/video/4i5EtzO9JKg/w-d-xo.html

[@natemyers4946]

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

[@TruthToldTV7]

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💯
😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnbradbury8610]

This dialogue is so gritty and real

[@Mafiono]

Thanks for watching John👍

[@DevonDoweary-es4ry]

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]

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🤞

[@briankane460]

Lies 😂a bum

[@HARVEY_1988]

@@briankane460truth hurts huh? Deal with it

[@jamar95little24]

Bumpy is a legend

[@Mafiono]

@@briankane460 😳

[@Senju18]

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

[@tariqhinson3054]

Lucky Luciano had judges & the Irish police behind him tho

[@user-cd5ki1ip3i]

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

[@willf.5608]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Great animation 🌆, very insightful 👍👍

[@Mafiono]

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