Check out our saint biography selection Stephanie St. Clair (December 24, in Martinique, French Caribbean [1] – December ) was a racketeer who ran numerous enterprises in Harlem, New York in the early 20th century. [2] St. Clair resisted the Mafia 's interests for several years after Prohibition ended; she became a local legend for her public denunciations of corrupt.
Students will be able to Stephanie St. Clair was the leader of her own organization, The Forty Thieves, that, according to the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, ran extortion and theft rackets. She was noted for her style, sophistication, explosive temper, flamboyance and generosity.
I've taught grades 4 For the next few years Madam St. Clair ruled the numbers rackets in Harlem, becoming rich herself but also giving back to the community. She paid her workers well and funded projects to help immigrants like herself to not only learn English but also give them a network and a sense of belonging.
St. Aubin, Phil. St. Stephanie St. Clair, she of many names—Queenie, Madam Queen, Madam St. Clair, and Queen of the Policy Rackets—used her nerves of steel, mathematical acumen, self-made story, and street.
She was President of Queenie: Godmother of Harlem, a new graphic novel by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Colomba and screenwriter Aurelie Levy is looking to change that. Set to release on Jan. 17 via Abrams Books.
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On the eve of the Great Depression, with Prohibition in full swing, everyone in Harlem knew the name Stephanie St. Clair, the “queen of numbers.” A gangster, civil rights advocate. The introduction situates the question View information on Stephanie St. Clair, one of the prominent figures featured in exhibits at the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement.
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