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Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth
 

Harlem Godfather: The Rap on my Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson

by Mayme Johnson with Karen E. Quinones Miller

Al Capone may have ruled Chicago. Lucky Luciano may have run most of New York City. But from the 1930s to the late 1960s, when it came to Harlem, the undisputed king of the underworld was Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson.
He was called an old-fashioned gentleman. He was called a pimp. A philanthropist and a thief. A scholar and a thug. A man who admonished children to stay in school, and a man who... (read more)

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token787
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“America's True Gangster Mr. Bumpy Johnson Thank You Mrs. Johnson for sharing this true to heart story about Bumpy Johnson with alot of history intertwined. I looked at American Gangster and Hollywood have it all wrong. From reading this book about Bumpy's life, I feel that he helped pave the way and made Harlem what it is to this day, and his legend still lives thru Harlem. This story was told from his childhood years until his last days. I felt I truly knew Bumpy Johnson...”

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    savvynlady said:

    “My father used to talk about this man because he lived in Harlem when he first came to this country. When Ms Miller put out the call for supporters of this book, I along with my brother in Harlem were among those who preordered the book written by Bumpy's widow, who is in her 90s. I do recommend that folks get this book on the real deal on Bumpy amd find out for yourself who Bumpy really was. ”

    posted Wednesday, March 5 2008
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