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Ellsworth Raymond " Bumpy " Johnson (October 31, 1905 – July 7, 1968) was an American crime boss in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City . Early life. Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 31, 1905, to Margaret Moultrie and William Johnson.
Feb 8, 2024 · Born in 1905, Bumpy Johnson was an American crime boss in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, who first came to power under racket boss Stephanie St. Clair, and later...
Aug 14, 2021 · From his friendship with Malcolm X to his shocking death, discover the full story of the notorious Harlem godfather Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson. From drug trafficking to illegal gambling to private speakeasies, Johnson controlled just about every crime business in the neighborhood.
Godfather of Harlem tells the fictionalised story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, "who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control.
Apr 15, 2024 · Bumpy Johnson. [Image: Wikipedia] Gambling, and especially the numbers racket, was central to Johnson’s rise to become one of the city’s most famous, and notorious, crime bosses. Johnson was a fascinatingly complex character.
Sep 26, 2019 · Oscar winner Forest Whitaker stars as real-life Harlem mob boss Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, who has been portrayed in multiple films, most notably Ridley Scott’s 2007 American Gangster.
Once in Harlem, he quickly began indulging in petty crime and pool hustling before he was taken under the wing of gangster Bumpy Johnson. Lucas' connection to Johnson has since come under some doubt; he claimed to have been Johnson's driver for 15 years, although Johnson spent just five years out of prison before his death in 1968.
