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Stephanie St. Clair (December 24, 1897 in Martinique, French Caribbean – December 1969) was a racketeer who ran numerous enterprises in Harlem, New York in the early 20th century. St. Clair resisted the Mafia 's interests for several years after Prohibition ended; she became a local legend for her public denunciations of corrupt ...
21 mag 2021 · HISTORY. Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem’s ‘Numbers Queen,’ Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions. In the 1930s, the enigmatic figure ran an illegal lottery while championing New...
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9 mag 2022 · Madame Stephanie St. Clair was a Harlem entrepreneur with a head for numbers and a skill for minting cash—even during the Great Depression. But like most African Americans in the early 20 th...
- Farrell Evans
12 gen 2022 · Published January 12, 2022. In the 1920s, Stephanie St. Clair built a gambling empire in Harlem — and left an unforgettable mark on New York City history. In the early 20th century, gangsters and racketeers ruled New York City. Amidst the Irish and Italian gangs rose Stephanie St. Clair, a Black woman who became a racketeer and an ...
23 feb 2021 · Politics & History. Madame Stephanie St. Clair: Numbers Queen of Harlem. The colorful career of a woman who ran a gambling ring, fought police corruption, and challenged white mobsters. Stephanie St. Clair. via Wikimedia Commons. By: Livia Gershon. February 23, 2021. 3 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.
13 feb 2008 · Stephanie St. Clair was born in Martinique, an island in the East Caribbean on December 24, 1897 and came to the United States via Marseilles, France. In 1912 fifteen-year-old St. Clair arrived in Harlem and eventually by the 1920s became known for her deep involvement … Read MoreStephanie St. Clair (1897–1969)
Stephanie St. Clair. Born: December 24, 1897, probably on French Guadeloupe. Died: December 1969, Central Islip, New York. Nicknames: Queenie, Madam Queen, Madam St. Clair, Queen of the Policy Rackets. Associations: Bumpy Johnson, Dutch Schultz, Lucky Luciano.
